- present participle of doodle.
doodling
Example Sentences
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On a notebook on her coffee table, she wrote Cynthia Renee Ortiz, doodling hearts around her prospective married name.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
From the moment she could pick up a pen, she was doodling over everything possible - from school textbooks to spare scraps of paper.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
Meyer began doodling designs for a boxing game that could be played at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
I’ll sit in my kitchen — I’ve got nothing but birds chirping and the sun’s coming in — doodling for hours if I’m allowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
He had circled her threeeyed Martian and written No doodling on homework, please.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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