scribble vs scribble away?

[keannu]

What's the difference between the two?
ex)scribble vs scribble away

[keannu]

Maybe the same???

[BobK]

The second carries an implication of progressiveness:

And all the time there they were, scribbling away in the background.
But
He quickly scribbled a note.

As always, there's little point in talking about the meanings of words, or the differences between them, without thinking about context. In fact 'there's little point in talking about it' is a genteel way of saying 'it's impossible'.

b