squiggle
[ skwig-uh l ]
/ ˈskwɪg əl /
noun
a short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing.
verb (used without object), squig·gled, squig·gling.
to move in or appear as squiggles: His handwriting squiggled across the page.
verb (used with object), squig·gled, squig·gling.
to form in or cause to appear as squiggles; scribble.
OTHER WORDS FROM squiggle
squig·gly, adjectiveWords nearby squiggle
Example sentences from the Web for squiggle
One person draws a squiggle on a Post-It, the other tries to make it into something real.
I will remember the success trajectory is a squiggle ... not a straight line.
The heart is a five, the dot a zero, and backward sevens with one squiggle are twos.
The Egyptian Cat Mystery |Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for squiggle
squiggle
/ (ˈskwɪɡəl) /
noun
a mark or movement in the form of a wavy line; curlicue
an illegible scrawl
verb
(intr)
to wriggle
(intr)
to form or draw squiggles
(tr)
to make into squiggles
Derived forms of squiggle
squiggler, noun squiggly, adjectiveWord Origin for squiggle
C19: perhaps a blend of
squirm +
wiggle