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 by idle scribbling.
5.
Archaic . a foolish or silly person.