Is there a difference between these three words? I've looked them up in the dictionary and basically found similar definitions. Thank you.
Doodle vs Scrawl vs scribble
Posted by micaelo · February 11, 2008 · 2 replies
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doodle is to draw a picture while generally doing something else or without much care, it's generally a slower action with better results than the other two.
scrawl seems more violent or done quickly
scribble would be quickly and poorly done, almost unrecognizable, there's some reason for haste
I would conside that to 'doodle' is to create a picture, or drawing while doing something else, to 'scrawl' is to write something badly (but it is words you are forming, not something abstract) and to 'scribble' is a quicker action, with no desired result (when I scribble I would make zig zag lines, perhaps to make previous writing unreadable, but I may call a child's drawing a scribble when really it is a masterpiece 😂)