doo·dle (dūd'l)

v., -dled, -dling, -dles.

v.intr.

1. To scribble aimlessly, especially when preoccupied.
2. To kill time.

v.tr.
To draw (figures) while preoccupied.

n.
A figure, design, or scribble drawn or written absent-mindedly.

[English dialectal, to fritter away time, perhaps from doodle, fool. See doodlebug.]

doodler doo'dler n.

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