squiggle Definition
squig·gle (skwig′əl)
noun
- a short curved or wavy line; curlicue
- an illegible or meaningless scribble or scrawl
Etymology: squ(irm) + (w)iggle
transitive verb -·gled, -·gling
- to form into squiggles
- to write as a squiggle or scrawl
intransitive verb
- to make squiggles
- to move with a squirming motion; wriggle
squiggle Related Forms
squig′·gly adjective
squiggle Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- air: I think he gave someone's horse the proverbial double squiggle on air and that someone took offense.
- paper: Some are dull, repetitive squiggles on paper, and some are fabulous, witty, thought-provoking, incredibly popular.
Adjective modifier
- little: My job was to paint two little squiggles on either side of the stairs which led to the upper floor of our house.
- proverbial: I think he gave someone's horse the proverbial double squiggle on air and that someone took offense.
- double: I think he gave someone's horse the proverbial double squiggle on air and that someone took offense.
- meaningless: Then the pictures degenerate into, what are to us, meaningless squiggles.
- repetitive: Some are dull, repetitive squiggles on paper, and some are fabulous, witty, thought-provoking, incredibly popular.
- dull: Some are dull, repetitive squiggles on paper, and some are fabulous, witty, thought-provoking, incredibly popular.
Converse of object
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