doodling
doodling — verb
- doodlingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- doodlings3rd person singular
- doodlinging-ing form
- doodlingedpast simple
1. to make small drawings or simple patterns without thinking about them, usually w
to make small drawings or simple patterns without thinking about them, usually while your mind is on something else such as a conversation, a talk, or a meeting
On a long phone call, Mei-Lin doodled flowers in the margins of her notebook.
doodle + [noun phrase]: doodled flowers
Kenji always doodles during lectures, but he still remembers every fact the professor says.
The bored office workers doodled on their notepads while waiting for the meeting to begin.
When the lesson became too hard, Diego began doodling a small boat on his paper.
During the long faculty meeting, Dr. Hsu found that doodling spirals helped her concentrate on the budget discussion.
文法句型
doodle + (no object)
doodle + [noun phrase]
用法筆記
Frequently used as an intransitive verb (doodle on a piece of paper). As a transitive verb, the object is usually the thing being drawn (doodle a flower), not the surface.
常見錯誤
doodling — noun
1. a small drawing or pattern made without planning, often while listening to someo
a small drawing or pattern made without planning, often while listening to someone or waiting for something
The teacher saw a tiny doodle of a cat in the corner of the notebook.
countable noun + of: a doodle of a cat
Anika collected her doodles from the whole semester into a small art book.
The office desk was covered with colourful doodles — spirals, triangles, and little houses.
Fatima found her son's rocket doodle on the back of the phone bill.
A simple doodle on a napkin later became the logo of a real company.
- masterpiece
implies great skill and intention, opposite of a doodle's casual nature
- diagram
a planned, informative drawing, unlike a doodle
文法句型
a doodle + of + [object]
用法筆記
Countable noun. Often used with the preposition 'of' followed by the subject of the drawing (a doodle of a bird). Unlike 'sketch', a doodle is never made with artistic intent.