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squiggle

[ skwig-uhl ]

noun

  1. a short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing.


verb (used without object)

, squig·gled, squig·gling.
  1. to move in or appear as squiggles:

    His handwriting squiggled across the page.

verb (used with object)

, squig·gled, squig·gling.
  1. to form in or cause to appear as squiggles; scribble.

squiggle

/ ˈskwɪɡəl /

noun

  1. a mark or movement in the form of a wavy line; curlicue
  2. an illegible scrawl


verb

  1. intr to wriggle
  2. intr to form or draw squiggles
  3. tr to make into squiggles

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Derived Forms

  • ˈsquiggler, noun
  • ˈsquiggly, adjective

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Other Words From

  • squig·gly adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of squiggle1

First recorded in 1830–40; blend of squirm and wriggle

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Word History and Origins

Origin of squiggle1

C19: perhaps a blend of squirm + wiggle

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Example Sentences

One person draws a squiggle on a Post-It, the other tries to make it into something real.

Father: (sipping bourbon and soda, not looking up from iPad) Just make a circle and put a little squiggle at the bottom.

I will remember the success trajectory is a squiggle ... not a straight line.

The only difference between the two numbers was an extra squiggle in the upper line of the three.

The heart is a five, the dot a zero, and backward sevens with one squiggle are twos.

The black squiggle behind is only put in to make the beads and things look better.

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