scrawl

[US]/skrɔːl/
[UK]/skrɔːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.to write or draw carelessly or quickly
vi.to write or draw in a hurried or careless way
n.careless or untidy handwriting

Example Sentences

Don’t scrawl on the wall.

scrawl all over the wall

Charlie scrawled his signature.

the page was covered in scrawls and doodles.

Duncan read the scrawl, then passed it to her.

scrawling on the back of a used envelope.

Real-world Examples

I didn't want to spoil the page with my clumsy scrawl.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

“What do you mean? ” Harry scrawled, blotting the page in his excitement.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Words scrawled on the paper said, we beleive mysterio.

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

He recognised the untidy scrawl on the brown paper at once: this was from Hagrid, the Hogwarts gamekeeper.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

He scrawled an enormous loopy signature on the note and handed it back to Hermione.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

He recognized the untidy scrawl on the brown paper at once: this was from Hagrid, the Hogwarts gamekeeper.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Henry's story, scrawled in 11 notebooks, comforts Catherine as her lover can no longer.

Source: The Economist - Arts

In the centre of the ceiling was scrawled, with a burned stick apparently, the number 28.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, scrawled over with notes and figures.

Source: The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Instead he contented himself with scrawling a note to Ron: Let's do it tonight.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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