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scrawl

UK/skɹɔːl/ US/skɹoːl/ uncommon
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

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noun

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Origin

Possibly from Middle English scraulen (“to spread out one's limbs; sprawl”), itself an alteration of spraulen (“to sprawl”) or craulen, crawlen (“to crawl”). Alternatively, from scrall, a contraction of scrabble.

Phrases

  • scrawl down
  • scrawl off
  • scrawl out
  • scrawl up

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