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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On a recent Tuesday, atop the museum’s dark coffee table, notes scrawled onto white paper listed the latest shipments of vitamin C and Alaskan cod liver oil.
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CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
On a recent Tuesday, atop the museum’s dark coffee table, notes scrawled onto white paper listed the latest shipments of vitamin C and Alaskan cod liver oil.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Last summer, someone scrawled racist and antisemitic messages on FarmerJawn's barn doors.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
In Colorado, one Lucy Grace Nelson, nee Justin Thomas Nelson, was charged with throwing the usual incendiary devices and scrawling the customary graffiti.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
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CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
On a recent Tuesday, atop the museum’s dark coffee table, notes scrawled onto white paper listed the latest shipments of vitamin C and Alaskan cod liver oil.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Last summer, someone scrawled racist and antisemitic messages on FarmerJawn's barn doors.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
In Colorado, one Lucy Grace Nelson, nee Justin Thomas Nelson, was charged with throwing the usual incendiary devices and scrawling the customary graffiti.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scrawl
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrawl. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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