squiggle
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
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a mark or movement in the form of a wavy line; curlicue
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an illegible scrawl
verb
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(intr) to wriggle
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(intr) to form or draw squiggles
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(tr) to make into squiggles
Other Word Forms
- squiggler noun
- squiggly adjective
Etymology
Origin of squiggle
Example Sentences
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Jonah stepped back from the computer, far enough away that the words were just indistinct squiggles.
From Literature
The drawing’s not large—about half a sheet of notebook paper—but every inch is covered in pale green whorls and squiggles.
From Literature
The off-white form of the rustic terracotta jar, shattered over millenniums and fastidiously reassembled, is elegantly decorated in rich brown and black designs, including bursts of rosettes and abstract squiggles.
From Los Angeles Times
In this script, the lines of good and evil aren’t drawn in black and white or even gray — they’re a tangle of squiggles.
From Los Angeles Times
His figures, drawn in thin, nervous squiggles, stood out starkly against a plain background.
From Los Angeles Times
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