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
The painting takes its name from the North and South Poles, both of which are referenced in text scrawled by Basquiat onto a sheet of paper placed on his canvas.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
From disposable cameras for snapping spontaneous memories (and mirror selfies, where Delphine's logo was scrawled in Bobbi Brown lipstick) to campaign cutout stickers, the evening was electric with the brand's playful and flirtatious character.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Those words were scrawled on three shell casings found at the scene of the Dec. 4 shooting in Manhattan, according to law enforcement sources, and loosely echo the title of a book about why insurance companies deny patient claims.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
From disposable cameras for snapping spontaneous memories (and mirror selfies, where Delphine's logo was scrawled in Bobbi Brown lipstick) to campaign cutout stickers, the evening was electric with the brand's playful and flirtatious character.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Those words were scrawled on three shell casings found at the scene of the Dec. 4 shooting in Manhattan, according to law enforcement sources, and loosely echo the title of a book about why insurance companies deny patient claims.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrawl. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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