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squiggle noun [ ˈskwɪɡ(ə)l ]

• a short line that curls and loops in an irregular way.
• "some prescriptions are a series of meaningless squiggles"

squiggle verb

• wriggle; squirm.
• "a thin worm that squiggled in his palm"
Origin: early 19th century: perhaps a blend of squirm and wiggle or wriggle.


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