scrawl out

verb

To write (something) in a scrawl; to write quickly, usually in illegible handwriting.

Meanings

verbscrawl out (third-person singular simple present scrawls out, present participle scrawling out, simple past and past participle scrawled out)

present singular third person scrawls out · participle present scrawling out · participle past scrawled out · past scrawled out

  1. transitiveTo write (something) in a scrawl; to write quickly, usually in illegible handwriting.
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APA

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Chicago

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