scrib|ble

scrib|ble
scrib|ble1 «SKRIHB uhl», verb, -bled, -bling, noun.
–v.t.
1. to write or draw carelessly or hastily: »

to scribble verses.

2. to write in an untidy or illegible hand: »

to scribble a note.

3. to cover or fill with meaningless scrawls, sloppy writing, worthless matter, or the like: »

walls scribbled over with names.

–v.i.
1. to write or draw carelessly or hastily: »

some poor devil in Grub Street scribbling for his dinner (Robert Louis Stevenson). Another damned thick square book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh, Mr. Gibbon? (William Henry, Duke of Gloucester).

2. to make marks that do not mean anything.
–n.
1. something scribbled.
2. hurried or irregular marks: »

Did you ever behold such a vile scribble as I write? (Hawthorne).

╂[< Medieval Latin scribillare, ultimately < Latin scrībere to write]
scrib|ble2 «SKRIHB uhl», transitive verb, -bled, -bling.
to comb or tease coarsely, as wool.
╂[probably < Low German (compare German schrubbeln)]

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  • cir´cum|scrib´a|ble — cir|cum|scribe «SUR kuhm SKRYB, SUR kuhm skryb», transitive verb, scribed, scrib|ing. 1. to draw a line around; mark the boundaries of; bound: »The horizon circumscribed the sailor s view. 2. to surround: »the atmosphere circumscribing the earth …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cir´cum|scrib´er — cir|cum|scribe «SUR kuhm SKRYB, SUR kuhm skryb», transitive verb, scribed, scrib|ing. 1. to draw a line around; mark the boundaries of; bound: »The horizon circumscribed the sailor s view. 2. to surround: »the atmosphere circumscribing the earth …   Useful english dictionary

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