Meaning & use
doodling
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Drawing or scribbling absentmindedly, especially while one's attention is focused elsewhere, such as during a meeting or phone call.
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He spent the entire lecture doodling spirals in the margin of his notebook.
She caught herself doodling instead of taking notes during the call.
A note on using this word
The base verb is 'doodle'; 'doodling' is its -ing form, commonly used to describe the habitual, unfocused activity itself, as in 'a habit of doodling.'
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