doodling

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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

He coped with frustration by doodling during meetings and began developing the Dilbert character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 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

Armed with a Uniball pen and a Strathmore sketchpad, Mr. Polan chronicled the life of the city with an observational hunger that earned him the status of a doodling New York folk hero.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

Eden is doodling something on paper at the other end of the table.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu