doodle
part of speech
verb (doodle, doodles, doodled, doodling); noun (a doodle, doodles)
meaning for a pupil
1) verb To draw little pictures or patterns without thinking much, often while doing something else. tree →
2) noun A little drawing made like this. tree →
3) (Google Doodle) A special changing logo on the Google page. tree →
4) A short form of «Labradoodle» or other «-doodle» dogs (informal). tree →
5) A doodle-doo is the sound a rooster makes when it crows. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday school life children doodle in the margins of exercise books; teachers may not like it, but some studies say doodling can help people listen. Phrases: «doodle on», «doodle in the margin».
examples
- I doodled stars all over my rough book. tree →
- Stop doodling and finish your sums! tree →
- Her doodle of a cat was really cute. tree →
- Grandpa doodles while he talks on the phone. tree →
- Today's Google Doodle is about a famous scientist. tree →
- Our neighbour has a fluffy doodle called Biscuit. tree →
- And as she went into the yard the cock cried: "Cock-a-doodle-doo! tree →
note
Regular verb: doodled, doodling. Countable noun. «Yankee Doodle» is an old American song; «doodle» there is an old word for a fool.
Trees and pragmatics
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