1 : to write (something) quickly and in a way that makes it difficult to read [+ obj] ▪ She scribbled a note to him and then dashed off to her meeting. ▪ He scribbled down his phone number. [no obj] ▪ Students scribbled furiously as the professor lectured. ▪ She was scribbling away in a notebook. 2 [no obj] : to draw lines, shapes, etc., that have no particular meaning in a quick and careless way
▪ The toddler scribbled all over the paper.
▪ The toddler scribbled all over the paper.
— scribbling noun, plural scribblings [count]
▪ I couldn't read the doctor's illegible scribblings.
▪ I couldn't read the doctor's illegible scribblings.





