1. To scribble aimlessly, especially when preoccupied. 2. To kill time. v.tr. To draw (figures) while preoccupied. n. A figure, design, or scribble drawn or written absent-mindedly.
doo·dle1 [dood-l] Show IPA verb, -dled, -dling, noun verb (used with object), verb (used without object) 1. to draw or scribble idly: He doodled during the whole lecture. 2. to waste (time) in aimless or foolish activity. 3. Dialect . to deceive; cheat. noun 4. a design, figure, or the like, made por idle scribbling. 5. Archaic . a foolish or silly person.