scrawl

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Synonyms: sprawl, crawl, scraw, acrawl, scrawm, scrawp, scrowl

Antonyms: sprawl, crawl, scraw, acrawl, scrawm, scrawp, scrowl

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Noun

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

Verb

1. To write something hastily or illegibly.
   • She scrawled the main points onto her notepad.
2. To write in an irregular or illegible manner.
3. To write unskilfully and inelegantly.

Verb

1. To creep; crawl; to move slowly, with difficulty, fearfully, or stealthily.

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