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- [dood-l]
- /ˈdud l/
- /ˈduː.dl̩/
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- [dood-l]
- /ˈdud l/
Definitions of doodle word
- noun doodle a small pile of hay; haystack. 1
- noun doodle A rough drawing made absentmindedly. 1
- intransitive verb doodle draw mindlessly 1
- noun doodle sth drawn mindlessly 1
- countable noun doodle A doodle is a pattern or picture that you draw when you are bored or thinking about something else. 0
- verb doodle When someone doodles, they draw doodles. 0
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Origin of doodle
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-30 in archaic sense “a fool”; 1935-40 in current senses; compare Low German dudeltopf simpleton
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Parts of speech for Doodle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doodle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
doodle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doodle
verb doodle
- trifle — an article or thing of very little value.
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- putter — to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden.
- tinker — a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- fiddle — a musical instrument of the viol family.
noun doodle
- drawing — an act of drawing.
- sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- picture — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- squiggle — a short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing.
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