doodle

/'du:dl/

Thân thiện

A child doodles on the corner of a notebook page during class.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • An aimless or absent-minded drawing: A simple, often meaningless, drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied.
   • A casual scribble: Marks or writing made idly, without serious intent.

2. Verb:

   • To draw or scribble aimlessly: To make marks, patterns, or simple drawings without focused attention, often while thinking about something else.
   • To engage in idle creation: To pass time by making casual, unstructured marks on paper.

Examples

• Noun:

  • The margins of his notebook were filled with little doodles of stars and faces.
  • She absentmindedly drew a doodle while talking on the phone.

• Verb:

  • He would often doodle during long meetings.
  • If I'm bored, I tend to doodle on any available piece of paper.

Advanced Usage

• "Doodle away": To spend time doodling.

  • She doodled away the entire hour of the lecture.

• Used as a modifier: Describing something related to or characteristic of doodles.

  • The notepad had a doodle-filled cover.

Variants and Related Words

• Doodler (noun): A person who doodles.
  • He's a compulsive doodler; his notes are full of sketches.

Synonyms

• Scribble (verb/noun): To write or draw hastily or carelessly.
• Scrawl (verb/noun): To write in a hurried, careless way.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Doodle on: To doodle on a specific surface.
  • Please don't doodle on the official documents.

Related Idioms

• Not just a doodle: Used to suggest that a simple drawing has more meaning or thought behind it than it initially appears.
  • What looks like a random squiggle is not just a doodle; it's the start of her design concept.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an aimless drawing

Verb

1. make a doodle; draw aimlessly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• scribble
• scrabble