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griffonner — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doodle verb To draw or scribble absent-mindedly, usually while thinking about something else.
  • scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
  • scrawl noun Irregular, poor handwriting; especially, such writing that is illegible.
  • scribble verb To write or draw quickly and carelessly.

Senses

griffonner is used for these senses in English:

  • doodle (ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.
  • scratch To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
  • scrawl (intransitive) To write in an irregular or illegible manner.
  • scribble (ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
  • scribble To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist.
  • squiggle To write illegibly.

doodle — full definition

  1. verb To draw or scribble absent-mindedly, usually while thinking about something else.
  2. noun A small, careless sketch made without much thought or purpose.

scratch — full definition

  1. verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
  2. noun A mark, cut, or sound produced by scratching.
  3. verb To withdraw from a race or competition one had previously entered.
  4. noun Informal term for money, especially cash.

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