jotted

VERB

scribble down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

jot down write down

STRONG

indicate list note record write

Example Sentences

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The notes, jotted on blank pages, also include comments Epstein made inside the FBI vehicle and while in custody, after he was picked up at Teterboro Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Scott Sperry jotted his name down on a sign-up sheet.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

As prosecutors began to build a case that would culminate in Bankman-Fried’s convictions on seven fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy charges, the disgraced boy king of crypto jotted down 19 ideas to rehabilitate his reputation.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2025

Sure, I glanced over the directions as I jotted down the ingredients, but I remembered making it, on more than one occasion, with Mom, so I was not worried . . . easy, peasy.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024

He jotted down his thoughts on yellow pads, envelopes, folders, scrap paper.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom