doodle
Doodle is defined as to casually scribble or draw.
(verb)If you make circles with your pen aimlessly during a boring lecture, this is an example of when you doodle.
The definition of a doodle is a casual or rough drawing made without much thought.
(noun)A little picture of a house you made on the back of a napkin without a lot of thought going into it is an example of a doodle.
See doodle in Webster's New World College Dictionary
intransitive verb doodled, doodling
- to move aimlessly or foolishly; dawdle
- ☆ to scribble or draw aimlessly or nervously, esp. when the attention is elsewhere; make doodles
- ☆ Informal to play music in a casual, informal way
Origin: Ger dudeln, to play (the bagpipe), hence to trifle, dawdle (< Pol dudlić < dudy, a bagpipe < Turk duduk, a flute); reinforced by echoic tootle & dawdle
noun
Related Forms:
- doodler noun
See doodle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb doo·dled, doo·dling, doo·dles verb, intransitive
- To scribble aimlessly, especially when preoccupied.
- To kill time.
Origin:
Origin: English dialectal, to fritter away time
Origin: , perhaps from doodle, fool; see doodlebug
.Related Forms:
- dooˈdler noun
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