Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrawled

/skɹˈɔld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: scrawled
IPA: /skɹˈɔld/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.

verb

simple past and past participle of scrawl

Example Sentences

"The doctor's scrawled signature was almost unreadable."
"He scrawled his signature on the receipt with quick disregard for legibility."

Phrases

scrawled filefish

Rhymes With

called so-called installed recalled bald hauled walled stalled crawled appalled auld uncalled

Questions

How do you pronounce scrawled?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɹˈɔld/.
What does scrawled mean?: Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.

How to pronounce scrawled

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