How is the word garabatear translated from Spanish to English

English translation
doodle
verb

Dibujar sin pensar mientras la mente está en otra cosa.

To draw absently while thinking about something else.

Examples with “garabatear”

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  • Suele garabatear durante las reuniones largas. — He tends to doodle during long meetings.

  • Su cuaderno estaba lleno de garabatos. — Her notebook was full of doodles.

  • No garabatees en la hoja del examen. — Don't doodle on the exam paper.

  • ¿Qué se supone que es este garabato, un gato? — What is this doodle supposed to be, a cat?

  • Garabateo en los márgenes mientras hablo por teléfono. — I doodle in the margins while I'm on the phone.

  • Convirtió un garabato en un logotipo de verdad. — He turned a doodle into a real logo.

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