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doo·dle
(do͞od′l)v. doo·dled, doo·dling, doo·dles
v.intr.
1. To draw or sketch aimlessly, especially when preoccupied.
2. To kill time; dawdle.
v.tr.
To draw (figures) while preoccupied.
n.
A figure or design drawn or written absent-mindedly.
[English dialectal, to fritter away time, perhaps from doodle, fool; see doodlebug.]
doo′dler n.
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doodle
(ˈduːdəl)vb
1. to scribble or draw aimlessly
2. (Music, other) to play or improvise idly
3. (often foll by: away) US to dawdle or waste time
n
a shape, picture, etc, drawn aimlessly
[C20: perhaps from C17 doodle a foolish person, but influenced in meaning by dawdle; compare Low German dudeltopf simpleton]
ˈdoodler n
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doo•dle
(ˈdud l)v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.i.
1. to draw or scribble idly.
2. to engage in trifling activity.
3. to play idly on a musical instrument.
v.t. 4. to produce by doodling.
5. to pass (time) idly (often fol. by away).
n. 6. a figure produced by doodling.
[1935–40; expressive word, perhaps identical with now obsolete doodle fool]
doo′dler, n.
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doodle
- Originally a noun meaning "fool, simpleton," from German dudeltopf, it came to mean absent-minded scribbling.See also related terms for simpleton.
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doodle
Past participle: doodled
Gerund: doodling
| Imperative |
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| doodle |
| doodle |
| Present |
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| I doodle |
| you doodle |
| he/she/it doodles |
| we doodle |
| you doodle |
| they doodle |
| Preterite |
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| I doodled |
| you doodled |
| he/she/it doodled |
| we doodled |
| you doodled |
| they doodled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am doodling |
| you are doodling |
| he/she/it is doodling |
| we are doodling |
| you are doodling |
| they are doodling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have doodled |
| you have doodled |
| he/she/it has doodled |
| we have doodled |
| you have doodled |
| they have doodled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was doodling |
| you were doodling |
| he/she/it was doodling |
| we were doodling |
| you were doodling |
| they were doodling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had doodled |
| you had doodled |
| he/she/it had doodled |
| we had doodled |
| you had doodled |
| they had doodled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will doodle |
| you will doodle |
| he/she/it will doodle |
| we will doodle |
| you will doodle |
| they will doodle |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have doodled |
| you will have doodled |
| he/she/it will have doodled |
| we will have doodled |
| you will have doodled |
| they will have doodled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be doodling |
| you will be doodling |
| he/she/it will be doodling |
| we will be doodling |
| you will be doodling |
| they will be doodling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been doodling |
| you have been doodling |
| he/she/it has been doodling |
| we have been doodling |
| you have been doodling |
| they have been doodling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been doodling |
| you will have been doodling |
| he/she/it will have been doodling |
| we will have been doodling |
| you will have been doodling |
| they will have been doodling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been doodling |
| you had been doodling |
| he/she/it had been doodling |
| we had been doodling |
| you had been doodling |
| they had been doodling |
| Conditional |
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| I would doodle |
| you would doodle |
| he/she/it would doodle |
| we would doodle |
| you would doodle |
| they would doodle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have doodled |
| you would have doodled |
| he/she/it would have doodled |
| we would have doodled |
| you would have doodled |
| they would have doodled |
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Noun 1. [画像:doodle - an aimless drawing]doodle - an aimless drawing
drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
Verb 1. doodle - make a doodle; draw aimlessly
draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
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doodle
verbTo waste time by engaging in aimless activity:
Informal: fool around, mess around.
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Translations
خَرْبَشَه أثْناء التَّفْكيريُخَرْبِش أثْناء التَّفْكير
čmáranicečmárat
krusedulle
firkaszórakozottan firkál
krotkrota hugsunarlaust, pára
keverzonėkeverzotipeizojimaspeizoti
ķiņķēziņizīmēt ķiņķēziņus
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
doodle
[ˈduːdəl] n (= drawing) → griffonnage m, gribouillage m
vi (= draw) → griffonner, gribouiller
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
doodle
(ˈduːdl) verb to make meaningless drawings and scribbles, usually while thinking, talking on the telephone etc. krabbel يُخَرْبِش أثْناء التَّفْكير драскам rabiscar čmárat kritzeln tegne kruseduller μουτζουρώνω, κάνω πρόχειρα σχέδια hacer garabatos sirgeldama کار بی معنی کردن؛ خطخطی کردن töherrellä griffonner לְשָׂרבֵּט अर्थहीन črčkanja (szórakozottan) firkál mencoret-coret krota hugsunarlaust, pára scarabocchiare いたずら書きをする 아무 생각 없이 낙서를 끄적거리다 peizoti, keverzoti zīmēt ķiņķēziņus menconteng figuurtjes tekenen tegne kruseduller, rable bezmyślnie bazgrać بی مفهومه کار کول garatujar a mâzgăli чиркать (каракули) čmárať čečkati žvrljati klottra, rita krumelurer ขีดเส้นขยุกขยิก çiziktirmek, karalamak 亂寫亂畫(思考或講電話時) машинально малювати بے خیالی لکیریں بنانا یا لکھنا viết, vẽ nguệch ngoạc 乱写乱画
noun a drawing of this sort. gekrabbel خَرْبَشَه أثْناء التَّفْكير драскулка rabisco čmáranice das Gekritzel krusedulle πρόχειρο σχέδιο garabato sirgeldus خطخطی töherrys griffonnage שִרבּוּט टेढ़े-मेढ़े crtanje firka coret-coretan krot scarabocchio いたずら書き 무의미한 낙서 peizojimas, keverzonė ķiņķēziņi melukis figuurtje krusedull, rabbel خطخطی rabisco mâzgăleală каракули čmáranina čečkarija žvrljanje klotter, krumelurer เส้นขยุกขยิก çiziktirme, karalama 亂寫亂畫出的東西 машинальне малювання بے ساختہ شکلیں hình vẽ nguệch ngoạc 乱写乱画出的东西
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