0 to write or draw something quickly or carelessly: --
[ + two objects ] I'll just scribble Dad a note/scribble a note to Dad to say we're going out.
The baby's just scribbled all over my new dictionary!
2 to write or draw something quickly or without thought, or to make meaningless marks: --
I quickly scribbled a note that it would result in "underground action".
I was scribbling away upstairs and did not look at the monitor.
One of the younger ones spent his plentiful spare moments scribbling on a pad—his memoirs, perhaps?
I will not be technical, but to clean rags one must have a scribbling machine.
There is no doubt that the announcement was scribbled on the back of an envelope, and in a hurry.
Doctors were always scribbling notes to consultants and filling in forms about their patients.
My copy has all of my scribbled comments on the front.
We should ask them to use envelopes a second time, and use the backs of scribbling pads instead of using fresh blocks.
