: an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch
also
: a minor work
Examples of doodle in a Sentence
Verb
She doodled in her notebook instead of taking notes.
I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
All her works begin with drawings, evidence of her belief in the Surrealist tradition of doodling and automatic writing as ways to tap into the subconscious.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The company enlisted a group of corgis, pugs and sheep doodles for its dancing dog revue — and a canine celebrity.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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Related article Starbucks baristas are already complaining about doodling on your cups
Starbucks’ sales have slipped for four straight quarters, the longest decline in years.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
All her works begin with drawings, evidence of her belief in the Surrealist tradition of doodling and automatic writing as ways to tap into the subconscious.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
Some of them are big studio tentpoles; some of them are micro-budget doodles; some of them seem to alienate on purpose.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The company enlisted a group of corgis, pugs and sheep doodles for its dancing dog revue — and a canine celebrity.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Doodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doodle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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