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squiggle Definition

squig·gle (skwigəl)

noun

  1. a short curved or wavy line; curlicue
  2. an illegible or meaningless scribble or scrawl

Etymology: squ(irm) + (w)iggle

transitive verb -·gled, -·gling

  1. to form into squiggles
  2. to write as a squiggle or scrawl

intransitive verb

  1. to make squiggles
  2. 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

  • make: Squiggles with crayons Children enjoy making squiggles and shapes on paper.
  • turn: When it came to turning the squiggles into sound, Oliver turned to his trusted friend, Vernon Elliot.

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