squiggle
noun
a short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing.
squiggling
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present participleof squiggle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Some look like earthworms and others are covered in tiny bristles, squiggling about.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2022
The casual-looking moves include a squiggling elbow, a lowering to one knee, fingers tapping the soles of feet.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
It's great for squiggling on a slice of pizza or on top of a bowl of fried rice, and its flavor can be found carried into all types of food products.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2021
The cicadas will mostly come out at dusk to try to avoid everything that wants to eat them, squiggling out of holes in the ground.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2021
To boot, Onofre’s TV antenna was so tall, so elaborate, so pronged, and so replete with squiggling copper and aluminum tubing and boosters, that it looked like a DEW-line radar interceptor in Greenland.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
