Scrawling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scrawl \Scrawl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrawled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Scrawling}.] [Probably corrupted from scrabble.]
     To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily
     and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a
     letter.
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           His name, scrawled by himself.           --Macaulay.
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