scribbling

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They moved on to a client tender and she was scribbling notes.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

And earlier this month United defender Noussair Mazraoui was recorded comically scribbling half-hearted signatures on a set of shirts given to him by a hunter who approached him at his car window after training.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Scenes of Redford and Hoffman taking phone calls and scribbling down notes, or poring over library slips in desperate search of a kernel of a lead, were thrilling.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Cars lined up and Swig employees walked from customer to customer, scribbling orders on sticky notes and ringing up sales with a Casio register.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“Indeed!” whispered Professor Trelawney, scribbling keenly on the parchment perched upon her knees.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling