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squig·gle
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əl
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uh
l
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noun, verb,
squig·gled,
squig·gling.
noun
1.
a short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing.
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verb (used without object)
2.
to move in or appear as squiggles:
His handwriting squiggled across the page.
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verb (used with object)
3.
to form in or cause to appear as squiggles; scribble.
Origin:
1830–40;
blend of
squirm
and
wriggle
Related forms
squig·gly,
adjective
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squiggle
(ˈskwɪɡ
ə
l)
—
n
1.
a mark or movement in the form of a wavy line; curlicue
2.
an illegible scrawl
—
vb
3.
(
intr
) to wriggle
4.
(
intr
) to form or draw squiggles
5.
(
tr
) to make into squiggles
[C19: perhaps a blend of
squirm
+
wiggle
]
'squiggler
—
n
'squiggly
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
squiggle
1804, probably a blend of squirm and wriggle. The noun is first recorded 1902, from the verb. The noun is first recorded 1902.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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squiggle definition
[ˈskʍɪglæ]
n.
a wiggly mark. :
That squiggle is my signature.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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