Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scrawl
Participle: scrawled
Gerund: scrawling
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | scrawl |
| you | scrawl |
| he;she;it | scrawls |
| we | scrawl |
| you | scrawl |
| they | scrawl |
Perfect
| I | have scrawled |
| you | have scrawled |
| he;she;it | has scrawled |
| we | have scrawled |
| you | have scrawled |
| they | have scrawled |
Past
| I | scrawled |
| you | scrawled |
| he;she;it | scrawled |
| we | scrawled |
| you | scrawled |
| they | scrawled |
Pluperfect
| I | had scrawled |
| you | had scrawled |
| he;she;it | had scrawled |
| we | had scrawled |
| you | had scrawled |
| they | had scrawled |
Future
| I | will scrawl |
| you | will scrawl |
| he;she;it | will scrawl |
| we | will scrawl |
| you | will scrawl |
| they | will scrawl |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scrawled |
| you | will have scrawled |
| he;she;it | will have scrawled |
| we | will have scrawled |
| you | will have scrawled |
| they | will have scrawled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scrawl |
| you | scrawl |
| he;she;it | scrawl |
| we | scrawl |
| you | scrawl |
| they | scrawl |
Perfect
| I | have scrawled |
| you | have scrawled |
| he;she;it | have scrawled |
| we | have scrawled |
| you | have scrawled |
| they | have scrawled |
Imperfect
| I | scrawled |
| you | scrawled |
| he;she;it | scrawled |
| we | scrawled |
| you | scrawled |
| they | scrawled |
Pluperfect
| I | had scrawled |
| you | had scrawled |
| he;she;it | had scrawled |
| we | had scrawled |
| you | had scrawled |
| they | had scrawled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scrawl |
| you | would scrawl |
| he;she;it | would scrawl |
| we | would scrawl |
| you | would scrawl |
| they | would scrawl |
Perfect
| I | would have scrawled |
| you | would have scrawled |
| he;she;it | would have scrawled |
| we | would have scrawled |
| you | would have scrawled |
| they | would have scrawled |
Imperative
| you | scrawl |
| we | Let's scrawl |
| you | scrawl |
Verbs conjugated like 'scrawl'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'scrawl'
crawl,
scrawm,
sprawl,
becrawl,
bescrawl,
brawl,
craal,
craw,
crawk,
drawl,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Possibly from Middle English scraulen (“to spread out one's limbs; sprawl”), itself an alteration of spraulen (“to sprawl”) or craulen, crawlen (“to crawl”).
2. Alternatively, from scrall, a contraction of scrabble.
Sample Sentences
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“ La sakes, now, does it ? ” said Uncle Tom, looking with a respectful, admiring air, as his young teacher flourishingly scrawled _q_'s and _g_'s innumerable for his edification; and then, taking the pencil in his big, heavy fingers, he patiently recommenced.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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That’s well! We have got at the right address at last, though it is written in strange characters truly, and might have been scrawled with the blunt handle of the spade the writer better knows the use of, than a pen. Their way lies yonder, but what business takes them there ? They carry savings: to hoard up ? No. They are [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] of each, which were framed and hung up on the wall. Curious, however, after reading this announcement, to see what kind of morsels were so carefully preserved, I turned a few leaves, and found them scrawled all over with the vilest and the filthiest ribaldry that ever human hogs delighted in.
(American Notes for General Circulation)