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squiggle
[ skwig-uhl ]
noun
- a short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing.
verb (used without object)
, squig·gled, squig·gling.
- to move in or appear as squiggles:
His handwriting squiggled across the page.
verb (used with object)
, squig·gled, squig·gling.
- to form in or cause to appear as squiggles; scribble.
squiggle
/ ˈskwɪɡəl /
noun
- a mark or movement in the form of a wavy line; curlicue
- an illegible scrawl
verb
- intr to wriggle
- intr to form or draw squiggles
- 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
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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.
From The Daily Beast
Father: (sipping bourbon and soda, not looking up from iPad) Just make a circle and put a little squiggle at the bottom.
From The Daily Beast
I will remember the success trajectory is a squiggle ... not a straight line.
From The Daily Beast
The only difference between the two numbers was an extra squiggle in the upper line of the three.
From Project Gutenberg
The heart is a five, the dot a zero, and backward sevens with one squiggle are twos.
From Project Gutenberg
The black squiggle behind is only put in to make the beads and things look better.
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