squiggle

[ skwig-uhl ]
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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.

Origin of squiggle

1
First recorded in 1830–40; blend of squirm and wriggle

Other words from squiggle

  • squig·gly, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for squiggle

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

  1. (tr) to make into squiggles

Origin of squiggle

1
C19: perhaps a blend of squirm + wiggle

Derived forms of squiggle

  • squiggler, noun
  • squiggly, adjective

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