kritzeln — meaning in English

English meaning

• doodle verb To draw or scribble absent-mindedly, usually while thinking about something else.
• scrawl noun Irregular, poor handwriting; especially, such writing that is illegible.
• scribble verb To write or draw quickly and carelessly.

Senses

kritzeln is used for these senses in English:

• doodle (ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.
• scrawl (transitive) To write something hastily or illegibly.
• scrawl (intransitive) To write in an irregular or illegible manner.
• scribble (ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
• 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.

scrawl — full definition

1. noun Irregular, poor handwriting; especially, such writing that is illegible.
2. noun A hastily or carelessly written note etc.
3. noun Writing that lacks literary merit.
4. noun A broken branch of a tree.

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