squiggle
noun
a short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing.
squiggled
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past participleof squiggle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof squiggle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
squigglenouna short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing.
Example Sentences
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The book, compiled between 1967-1968, features Sir Paul McCartney's draft of the famous song alongside poetry and doodles squiggled by the music legend.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2022
Over the course of a profoundly productive journalism career, he was able to translate all those squiggled notes into some of the finest long-form writing The Post has ever published.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2020
“Here comes one! There’s an aftershock,” she said as the software showed red, blue and green lines that squiggled up and down.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2020
Vegetable-focussed appetizers include marinated shishito and Jimmy Nardello peppers, for layering on crusty toast with thickly squiggled ricotta that’s been whipped until it’s as densely creamy as labneh.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 23, 2018
Like some fairytale tailor, he threaded the end through the maze, dipping and doodling through openings the way he squiggled a football through a defense.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
