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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Ahead of the deadly attack at a Minneapolis church, the shooter scrawled the names of previous mass shooters on their firearms.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Rolodex cards with famous names scrawled on them are a museum unto themselves.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Pages later, Westman scrawled a diagram of the inside of the church – with pews, windows and aisles clearly marked – before stabbing the drawing on camera with a knife.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Imamura sat back and watched as Hokazono scrawled a series of character names and plot beats in rapid succession.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Rolodex cards with famous names scrawled on them are a museum unto themselves.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Pages later, Westman scrawled a diagram of the inside of the church – with pews, windows and aisles clearly marked – before stabbing the drawing on camera with a knife.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Imamura sat back and watched as Hokazono scrawled a series of character names and plot beats in rapid succession.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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