SQUIGGLE


Meaning of SQUIGGLE in English

I. ˈskwi-gəl verb

( squig·gled ; squig·gling -g(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: blend of squirm and wriggle

Date: circa 1816

intransitive verb

1. : squirm , wriggle

squiggling in her seat

2. : to write or paint hastily : scribble

transitive verb

1. : scribble

2. : to form or cause to form in squiggles

II. noun

Date: 1900

: a short wavy twist or line : curlicue ; especially : an illegible scrawl

• squig·gly -g(ə-)lē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.