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Meanings of scrawl in English

Portuguese
cacografia
Catalan
escarabat
Spanish
garabato

Poor handwriting.

cacografia

An irregular and illegible handwriting.

Usage of scrawl in English
1
The scrawl on the placard read: 'Jame Munley -travel from Dubai'.
Exit wound
2
Suddenly Tokiko discovered a penciled scrawl on one of the paper doors.
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
3
They scrawl makeshift ads on strips of cardboard: 2003 model, one owner.
Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
4
The hasty scrawl concluded with numerous little caressing exclamations in Italian diminutives.
Sandra Belloni (originally Emilia in England) — Complete
5
Mrs. Chump gave the motion of a lightning scrawl of the pen.
Sandra Belloni — Volume 5
6
Not one of the men was able to translate the garbled scrawl.
Desert Gold
7
The note was a scrawl, which he had some difficulty in deciphering.
The Red Seal
8
Even under ideal conditions, the scrawl would have been hard to decipher.
Bare Bones
9
Having read the scrawl once I believed myself out of my wits.
The Blue Wall / A Story of Strangeness and Struggle
10
Not even his hands would cooperate to scrawl a plea for help.
Orb Sceptre Throne
11
It has been decided that the hurried scrawl should read, 'Take warning.
The Woman in the Alcove
12
But ever the persistent soil remains for others to scrawl themselves across.
John Barleycorn
13
Either should recognize my scrawl, and it tells them you're Magiere's aunt.
Sister of the dead
14
I feel myself a good deal stronger to-day, not withstanding the scrawl.
Life of Johnson, Volume 1 / 1709-1765
15
I read the dirty, almost illegible scrawl through more carefully this time.
Castles in the Air
16
Do not fancy me laid up, from the beginning of this scrawl.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 / With His Letters and Journals
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Translations for scrawl
Portuguese
cacografia
Scrawl through the time
Scrawl across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common