scrawl vs writing

scrawl

noun
  • A hastily or carelessly written note etc. 

  • Writing that lacks literary merit. 

  • Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting. 

  • The young of the dog-crab. 

  • A broken branch of a tree. 

verb
  • To write in an irregular or illegible manner. 

  • To write something hastily or illegibly. 

  • To write unskilfully and inelegantly. 

  • To creep; crawl; (by extension) to swarm with crawling things 

writing

noun
  • Something written, such as a document, article or book. 

  • The process of representing a language with symbols or letters. 

  • The style of writing of a person. 

  • Intended for or used in writing. 

  • Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning. 

  • A work of an author. 

How often have the words scrawl and writing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )