scrawl
11scrawl — ► VERB ▪ write in a hurried, careless way. ► NOUN ▪ hurried, careless handwriting. ORIGIN apparently an alteration of CRAWL(Cf. ↑crawler) …
12scrawl — [skrôl] vt., vi. [< ? SCRATCH + SPRAWL] to write, draw, or mark awkwardly, hastily, or carelessly; esp., to write with sprawling, poorly formed letters n. 1. sprawling, often illegible handwriting 2. something scrawled scrawler n. scrawly adj …
13scrawl — n. bad handwriting 1) to decipher a scrawl 2) an illegible scrawl (to write in an illegible scrawl) * * * [skrɔːl] [ bad handwriting ] to decipher a scrawl an illegible scrawl (to write in an illegible scrawl) …
14Scrawl — Infobox musical artist | Name = Scrawl Img capt = Scrawl in a promotional shot from 1989. Background = group or band Origin = Columbus, Ohio Genre = Indie Years active = 1985 – presentScrawl is a musical trio based in Columbus, Ohio. The founding …
15scrawl — I UK [skrɔːl] / US [skrɔl] verb [transitive] Word forms scrawl : present tense I/you/we/they scrawl he/she/it scrawls present participle scrawling past tense scrawled past participle scrawled to write something carelessly or in a hurry, so that… …
16scrawl — scrawl1 [skro:l US skro:l] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from crawl, influenced by scrawl to lie carelessly (14 19 centuries)] to write in a careless and untidy way, so that your words are not easy to read →↑scribble ▪ He scrawled his… …
17scrawl — [[t]skrɔ͟ːl[/t]] scrawls, scrawling, scrawled 1) VERB If you scrawl something, you write it in a careless and untidy way. [V n prep] He scrawled a hasty note to his wife... [V with quote] Someone had scrawled Scum on his car. [V ed] ...racist… …
18scrawl — scrawl1 [ skrɔl ] verb transitive to write something carelessly or in a hurry, so that it is difficult to read: I quickly scrawled my address on a piece of paper. scrawl scrawl 2 [ skrɔl ] noun count usually singular messy, careless writing, or… …
19scrawl — [[t]skrɔl[/t]] v. t. 1) to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner 2) cvb to write awkwardly, carelessly, or illegibly 3) awkward, careless, or illegible handwriting 4) something scrawled • Etymology: 1605–15; orig. uncert. scrawl′er, n.… …
20scrawl — /skrɔl / (say skrawl) verb (i) 1. to write or draw in a sprawling awkward manner. –verb (t) 2. to execute (writing, drawing, etc.) in a sprawling awkward manner: she scrawled her name. –noun 3. something scrawled, as a letter or a note. 4.… …
