Doodle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈduːdl̩/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doodle is a noun meaning A small mindless sketch, etc.
Meaning
A small mindless sketch, etc.
More Meanings
- (ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.
- (intransitive, with with and/or around) To engage in something non-seriously; fiddle.
- (Scotland) To drone like a bagpipe.
- Any crossbreed of a poodle with a different breed of dog.
- (obsolete) A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
- (slang, sometimes childish) The penis.
Example Sentences
The managing director doodled.
His doodle hung as limp as last month's celery.
The bored student doodled a submarine in his notebook.
Courtier, it was thine to bow — Great Arthur he, and Doodle thou!
Word Forms
- doodles
- doodling
- doodled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doo, journal, diary, newspaper, dipsy, yankee.
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