Doodle vs Scrawl vs scribble
 

Is there a difference between these three words? I've looked them up in the dictionary and basically found similar definitions. Thank you.

Re: Doodle vs Scrawl vs scribble
 

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

Re: Doodle vs Scrawl vs scribble
 

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 :lol:)