scribble 1
— scribblingly , adv.
/skrib"euhl/ , v. , scribbled, scribbling , n.
v.t.
1. to write hastily or carelessly: to scribble a letter.
2. to cover with meaningless writing or marks: to scribble all over a page.
v.i.
3. to write or draw in a hasty or careless way.
4. to make meaningless marks, scrolls, lines, etc., with a pencil, pen, or the like.
n.
5. a note or other writing that has little or no meaning.
6. a hasty or careless drawing or piece of writing.
7. handwriting, esp. when illegible.
[ 1425-75; late ME scribblen (v.) scribillare to scribble, deriv. of L scribere to write; see SHRIVE ]
scribble 2
/skrib"euhl/ , v.t., scribbled, scribbling .
to tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.
[ 1675-85; schribbelen to scratch; c. schrobbelen to card wool coarsely, freq. of schrobben to SCRUB 1 ]