How is the word чиркать translated from Russian to English

English translation
doodle
verb

Рисовать машинально, думая о другом.

To draw absently while thinking about something else.

Examples with “чиркать”

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  • На долгих встречах он обычно чиркает в блокноте. — He tends to doodle during long meetings.

  • Её тетрадь была полна каракулей. — Her notebook was full of doodles.

  • Не чиркай на экзаменационном листе. — Don't doodle on the exam paper.

  • Что это за каракули — кошка? — What is this doodle supposed to be, a cat?

  • Я чиркаю на полях, когда говорю по телефону. — I doodle in the margins while I'm on the phone.

  • Из каракулей он сделал настоящий логотип. — He turned a doodle into a real logo.

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