kritzeln

Meaning

1. (weak) to scribble (write carelessly)
2. (weak) to scrawl (write irregularly)
3. (weak) to write in very small letters

Concepts

scrawl

doodle

scribble

draw

squiggle

Synonyms

schmieren

krakeln

sudeln

🧽

zeichnen

fix notieren

Geschmiere

schnell hinschreiben

hinkritzeln

schreibseln

schribbeln

herumkrakeln

hinsudeln

herumkritzeln

herumschmieren

hinkrakeln

Ausflüchte machen

dahin schmieren

hinschmieren

hinwerfen

Translations

garabatear

griffonner

scarabocchiare

rabiscar

garrapatear

kargacık burgacık yazmak

gribouiller

borrajear

borronear

disegnare

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

gritzle

Basel-Landschaft

kaafle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʁɪtsl̩n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: kritzen

Inherited from Old High German: krizzōn

In summary

Diminutive of Middle High German kritzen, from Old High German krizzōn (“to scratch”), probably from the root of modern kratzen (“to scratch”).