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squig·gle  (skwgl)

n.

A small wiggly mark or scrawl.

intr.v. squig·gled, squig·gling, squig·gles

1. To squirm and wriggle.

2. To make squiggles.

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[Perhaps blend of squirm and wiggle.]

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squiggly adj.

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squiggle [ˈskwɪg^əl]

n

1. a mark or movement in the form of a wavy line; curlicue

2. an illegible scrawl

vb

1. (intr) to wriggle

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (intr) to form or draw squiggles

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (tr) to make into squiggles

[perhaps a blend of squirm + wiggle]

squiggler  n

squiggly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squiggle - a short twisting line                 curlicue line - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"
	2.	squiggle - an illegible scrawl; "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle" cacography, scrawl, scribble, scratch - poor handwriting

Translations

squiggle [ˈskwɪgl] N → garabato m

squiggle [ˈskwɪg^əl] n (= curly line) → ligne f ondulée (= writing) → gribouillis m

squiggle

n → Schnörkel m

vt to squiggle a line under something → eine Wellenlinie unter etw (acc) → machen

squiggle [ˈskwɪgl]

1. n → scarabocchio

2. vi → scarabocchiare