Polyglot Dictionary

garabatear

/gaɾaβateˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
garabateo
preterite (yo)
garabateé
past participle
garabateado

Meaning

  1. to scribble

    • Garabateó una nota.

      He scribbled a note.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

emborronar

garabatear means to scribble or doodle, messy handwriting or a drawing; emborronar means to scribble over, blot or mess up a paper, covering it with scribbles.

Similar in other languages

German

kritzeln

kritzeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to scribble."

Portuguese

rabiscar

rabiscar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to scribble."

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