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Definition of "doodle" []

  • To scribble aimlessly, especially when preoccupied. (verb-intransitive)
  • To kill time. (verb-intransitive)
  • To draw (figures) while preoccupied. (verb-transitive)
  • A figure, design, or scribble drawn or written absent-mindedly. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "doodle" in a sentence
  • "Jeffrey struggles with the situation until he discovers that the most strong-willed doodle is powerless against a well-told tale."
  • "Our courts need the kind of fairness that a liberal lesbo-doodle is just not able to provide."
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