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Scribbling is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Scribbling in a sentence

Scribbling meaning

  1. That which has been scribbled, written in a scrawled or careless hand.
  2. The carding of wool or cotton.

Using Scribbling

  • The main meaning on this page is: That which has been scribbled, written in a scrawled or careless hand. | The carding of wool or cotton.
  • In the example corpus, scribbling often appears in combinations such as: scribbling down, scribbling in, scribbling with.

Context around Scribbling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 16 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Scribbling

  • In this selection, "scribbling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, secretly, furiously, enjoy, down, notes and eulogies stand out and add context to how "scribbling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and furiously scribbling down his and and starts scribbling the ads. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scribbling" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scribbling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Jake Paul is scribbling with crayons. (6 words)

Aaron is always scribbling down what he sees, and what he imagines. (12 words)

Over the years, Tomar has developed a technique which he called scribbling. (12 words)

In Shakespeare’s day, the plays which we treasure today were never written down; actors were only ever given their own lines, occasionally copies were made of what was being said on by audience members secretly scribbling down what they heard. (41 words)

Ronnie Lawson-Jones, Digital Marketing Manager commented: “Christmas is upon us, and across the UK people are scribbling out shopping lists and braving the supermarkets to stock up on food and drink for the festive season. (36 words)

The interview seemed to be going well until I looked down and saw that my notebook remained stubbornly blank despite the quotes I’d been scribbling in it — the ink had frozen in my pen. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

In Shakespeare’s day, the plays which we treasure today were never written down; actors were only ever given their own lines, occasionally copies were made of what was being said on by audience members secretly scribbling down what they heard.

The average writer there spends a lot of free time scribbling in feelings journals about not being hugged enough when he was young.

The close game had Betts — who had time for a selfie with the PM — jumping in his seat and furiously scribbling down his Norm Smith medal nominations at the end.

After all, when they’re scribbling their first writing assignments of the year and looking for inspiration, they might find it in their poorly air conditioned classroomssizzling asphalt playgrounds unshaded from the August sun.

For my love for writing and my many other talents, I don’t enjoy scribbling eulogies – especially when I had the opportunity to give flowers to that person.

I have long given up on scribbling down to-do lists simply because I can’t waste my precious seconds.

Jake Paul is scribbling with crayons.

The interview seemed to be going well until I looked down and saw that my notebook remained stubbornly blank despite the quotes I’d been scribbling in it — the ink had frozen in my pen.

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But when a pen lands in the bubble and starts scribbling, the ads reveal their point.

So, in a way, I don’t know where the idea for The Betrayals came from, except the seat-of-your-pants sensation of scribbling your homework as the teacher comes into the room.

The dual touch control feature consists of electromagnetic touch controls using the Wacom stylus for scribbling, along with capacitive touch using your fingers.

The kids work on the answers, scribbling notes and doing calculations on paper at home.

A driver in upstate New York hand-drew a fake vehicle inspection sticker for his car, scribbling a bunch of lines randomly to mimic the bar code.

Schultz has long written songs as though he were scribbling in a diary, with hyper-specific details from life standing in for big themes.

There she is, still scribbling in her notebook,'" Oliver wrote in "Long Life," a book of essays published in 2004.

Aaron is always scribbling down what he sees, and what he imagines.

However, I wanted to experiment with white paper and so I began drawing and scribbling with a blade,” says Gattani, a very process-oriented artist.

My "desk" was the couch, and my strategy was scribbling notes on Post-Its and randomly sticking them to my laptop, only for them to get lost.

Over the years, Tomar has developed a technique which he called scribbling.

Ronnie Lawson-Jones, Digital Marketing Manager commented: “Christmas is upon us, and across the UK people are scribbling out shopping lists and braving the supermarkets to stock up on food and drink for the festive season.

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Common combinations with scribbling

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scribbling" in a sentence?
An example: "In Shakespeare’s day, the plays which we treasure today were never written down; actors were only ever given their own lines, occasionally copies were made of what was being said on by audience members secretly scribbling down what they heard." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "scribbling" from authentic English texts.
What does "scribbling" mean?
Scribbling means: That which has been scribbled, written in a scrawled or careless hand.
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