squiggle
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squiggle
- /ˈskwɪɡl̩/
Rhymes with -ɪɡəl
Where it comes from
Probably a blend of squirm + wiggle.
noun squiggles
- A short twisting or wiggling line or mark. Even the cold ashes where a gipsy's fire had been sent little squiggles of fear down Laura's spine, for how could she know that they were not still lurking near with designs upon her own person?
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Synonym of tilde.
Similar: tilde
- An illegible scrawl.
- A burst of laughter. […] she dodged out again and rejoined the fleeing band which was retiring down the street to a noisy accompaniment of feigned alarm, squiggles of meaningless laughter, […]
verb squiggles · squiggling · squiggled
- To wriggle or squirm. When I was coming of age in the '60s, I squirmed and squiggled not to be pinned down by that great transfixer "the homosexual" which American psychiatry had made into such a weighty implement.
- To make a squiggle.
- To write illegibly.
Translations
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noun a short twisting or wiggling line or mark
| Español | tilde |
|---|---|
| Italiano | tilde |
| Русский | закорю́чка zakorjúčka, загогу́лина zagogúlina, крокозя́бра krokozjábra |
noun an illegible scrawl
| Deutsch | Gekritzel |
|---|---|
| Русский | кара́кули karákuli, крокозя́бры krokozjábry |
verb to write (something) illegibly
| Français | griffonner |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | kritzeln |
| Русский | цара́пать carápatʹ, шкря́бать škrjábatʹ |
Talk about this word "squiggle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/squiggle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. squiggle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/squiggle "squiggle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/squiggle.Cite this
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title = {squiggle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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