doodle

BrE /ˈduː.dəl/ AmE /ˈduː.dəl/

verb / noun en → es

1 DRAW [intransitive] B1

to draw small pictures or shapes without thinking much about them, especially when you are bored or waiting for something to happen

dibujar sin pensar, hacer garabatos

  • doodle on paper/notebook

Collocations doodle in a notebook · doodle while waiting

  • She was doodling on her notepad during the meeting.

    Ella estaba haciendo garabatos en su cuaderno durante la reunión.

2 OBJECT [countable] B1

a small picture or shape that someone has drawn without thinking much about it, especially when they are bored or waiting for something to happen

garabato, boceto rápido

  • a doodle on paper

Collocations doodle in a notebook · doodle on the wall

  • There were some funny little doodles on his sketchpad.

    Había algunos garabatos divertidos en su cuaderno de bocetos.