scrawl off
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To quickly write a messy note or letter and send it off.
Literal meaning: To scrawl (write messily) something off (away, dispatching it).
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To write a quick, messy note or letter and send or deliver it.
"He scrawled off a hasty apology and shoved it under the door before leaving."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Relatively rare. Implies both the messiness of the writing and the speed of its dispatch. Similar to 'dash off' but with an added emphasis on illegibility. More common in literary or journalistic writing than in speech.
Commonly used with
note letter message response reply
Forms
Base
scrawl off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
scrawls off
he/she/it
Past simple
scrawled off
yesterday
Past participle
scrawled off
have + pp
-ing form
scrawling off
continuous
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