- present participle of doodle.
doodling
Example Sentences
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On a notebook on her coffee table, she wrote Cynthia Renee Ortiz, doodling hearts around her prospective married name.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
She says she turned to an empty notebook, and began word doodling — scrawling random words, going wherever her pen took her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Growing up in Greater Manchester, he says his biggest childhood involvement with the sport was through doodling in football-themed colouring books.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Meyer began doodling designs for a boxing game that could be played at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
He had circled her threeeyed Martian and written No doodling on homework, please.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
