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
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That very same logo was also found scrawled on one victim’s car.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2024
The meme originated from two separate social media posts — one on Facebook and one on Imgur that showed graffiti scrawled over a poster for the musical.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 17 Oct. 2024
This is the movie with murder-y Bratz dolls, the Statue of Liberty psycho, and the word PURGE scrawled in blood on the columns of the Lincoln Memorial.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
The victims were not even named during the trial; instead, they were referred to by the numbers that Marines had scrawled on their bodies, visible in photos taken in the aftermath of the killings.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2024
The meme originated from two separate social media posts — one on Facebook and one on Imgur that showed graffiti scrawled over a poster for the musical.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 17 Oct. 2024
This is the movie with murder-y Bratz dolls, the Statue of Liberty psycho, and the word PURGE scrawled in blood on the columns of the Lincoln Memorial.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
The victims were not even named during the trial; instead, they were referred to by the numbers that Marines had scrawled on their bodies, visible in photos taken in the aftermath of the killings.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrawl. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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