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squig·gle

(skwĭg′əl)

A small wiggly mark or scrawl.

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

1. To squirm and wriggle.

2. To make squiggles.

[Perhaps blend of squirm and wiggle.]

squig′gly adj.

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squiggle

(ˈskwɪɡəl)

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

2. an illegible scrawl

3. (intr) to wriggle

4. (Art Terms) (intr) to form or draw squiggles

5. (Art Terms) (tr) to make into squiggles

[C19: perhaps a blend of squirm + wiggle]

ˈsquiggler n

ˈsquiggly adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

squig•gle

(ˈskwɪg əl)

n., v. -gled, -gling. n.

1. a short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing.

v.i.

2. to move in or appear as squiggles.

v.t.

3. to form in or cause to appear as squiggles; scribble.

[1830–40;perhaps b. squirm and wriggle]

squig′gly, adj.

squiggle

Past participle: squiggled
Gerund: squiggling

Imperative
squiggle
squiggle

Present
I squiggle
you squiggle
he/she/it squiggles
we squiggle
you squiggle
they squiggle

Preterite
I squiggled
you squiggled
he/she/it squiggled
we squiggled
you squiggled
they squiggled

Present Continuous
I am squiggling
you are squiggling
he/she/it is squiggling
we are squiggling
you are squiggling
they are squiggling

Present Perfect
I have squiggled
you have squiggled
he/she/it has squiggled
we have squiggled
you have squiggled
they have squiggled

Past Continuous
I was squiggling
you were squiggling
he/she/it was squiggling
we were squiggling
you were squiggling
they were squiggling

Past Perfect
I had squiggled
you had squiggled
he/she/it had squiggled
we had squiggled
you had squiggled
they had squiggled

Future
I will squiggle
you will squiggle
he/she/it will squiggle
we will squiggle
you will squiggle
they will squiggle

Future Perfect
I will have squiggled
you will have squiggled
he/she/it will have squiggled
we will have squiggled
you will have squiggled
they will have squiggled

Future Continuous
I will be squiggling
you will be squiggling
he/she/it will be squiggling
we will be squiggling
you will be squiggling
they will be squiggling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been squiggling
you have been squiggling
he/she/it has been squiggling
we have been squiggling
you have been squiggling
they have been squiggling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been squiggling
you will have been squiggling
he/she/it will have been squiggling
we will have been squiggling
you will have been squiggling
they will have been squiggling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been squiggling
you had been squiggling
he/she/it had been squiggling
we had been squiggling
you had been squiggling
they had been squiggling

Conditional
I would squiggle
you would squiggle
he/she/it would squiggle
we would squiggle
you would squiggle
they would squiggle

Past Conditional
I would have squiggled
you would have squiggled
he/she/it would have squiggled
we would have squiggled
you would have squiggled
they would have squiggled

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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

squiggle

verb

To move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to side:

squirm, waggle, wiggle, worm, wriggle, writhe.

Translations

scarabocchiare scarabocchio

squiggle

[ˈskwɪgl] N → garabato m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

squiggle

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

squiggle

n → Schnörkel m

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

squiggle

[ˈskwɪgl]

1. n → scarabocchio

2. vi → scarabocchiare

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