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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Those words were scrawled on three shell casings found at the scene of the Dec. 4 shooting in Manhattan, according to law enforcement sources, and loosely echo the title of a book about why insurance companies deny patient claims.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
The songs Dylan composes, scrawling the lyrics on notepads, often in the wee hours, consume and define him.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Our names were scrawled onto a paper trail register, which only had a few other signatures before ours.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Officials urged those near the coast who ignored evacuation warnings to scrawl their names on their arms with indelible ink so their corpses could be identified.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
The songs Dylan composes, scrawling the lyrics on notepads, often in the wee hours, consume and define him.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Our names were scrawled onto a paper trail register, which only had a few other signatures before ours.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Officials urged those near the coast who ignored evacuation warnings to scrawl their names on their arms with indelible ink so their corpses could be identified.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Scrawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrawl. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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