scrawled; scrawling; scrawls
: to write or draw awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly
scrawled his name
: to write awkwardly or carelessly
Examples of scrawl in a Sentence
She scrawled her signature on the receipt.
scrawled a quick note, stuck it in their mailbox, and hurried off
Recent Examples on the Web
Racist and Islamophobic slurs were scrawled on walls and shouted in the streets.
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Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
At least that was the phrase scrawled across banners at Kamala Harris’ campaign rally in Atlanta Tuesday night.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 31 July 2024
The name of the victim and her birthday were scrawled on paper and left on the altar, along with her photo.
—Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
Or the Post-its with the name Jason scrawled on them?
—Maya Chung, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
At least that was the phrase scrawled across banners at Kamala Harris’ campaign rally in Atlanta Tuesday night.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 31 July 2024
The name of the victim and her birthday were scrawled on paper and left on the altar, along with her photo.
—Beth Warren, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
Or the Post-its with the name Jason scrawled on them?
—Maya Chung, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrawl. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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