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squiggle

[ skwig-uhl ]

noun

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


verb (used without object)

squiggled, squiggling.
  1. to move in or appear as squiggles:

    His handwriting squiggled across the page.

verb (used with object)

squiggled, squiggling.
  1. to form in or cause to appear as squiggles; scribble.

squiggle

/ ˈɪɡə /

noun

  1. a mark or movement in the form of a wavy line; curlicue
  2. an illegible scrawl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to wriggle
  2. intr to form or draw squiggles
  3. tr to make into squiggles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܾ, noun
  • ˈܾ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܾ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of squiggle1

First recorded in 1830–40; blend of squirm and wriggle
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of squiggle1

C19: perhaps a blend of squirm + wiggle
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His figures, drawn in thin, nervous squiggles, stood out starkly against a plain background.

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The genus name uncus means “hook” in Latin, after the fishhooklike squiggles on the rock left by the fossils.

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"That's what happened here. We had all sort of noticed this fishhook squiggle on the rock. It was pretty prominent because it was really, really deep."

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My hearing had gotten worse, as shown on an audiogram filled with X’s, O’s and squiggles connecting them.

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In other scenes, such as one where he's specifically asked his name, squiggle lines appear over his lips, suggesting that a spell has been cast to prevent him from revealing himself.

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