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Examples of squiggle in a Sentence
a pediatrician's waiting room full of squiggling toddlers
there are some illegible notes squiggled in the margins of the old book
Origin and Etymology of squiggle
blend of squirm and wriggle
NEW! Time Traveler
First Known Use: circa 1816
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
See Words from the same yearExamples of squiggle in a Sentence
His handwriting looks like a bunch of squiggles.
Recent Examples of squiggle from the Web
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Signs of eye melanoma can include: Blurry vision or sudden loss of vision Floaters (spots or squiggles drifting in the field of vision) or flashes of light.
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On the counter are jars of sprinkles and cakes frosted in hombre green or pink with ornate squiggles at the base.
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Defense lawyer Valerie Van Leer-Greenberg laid into him, scrutinizing every communicative choice at length, demanding explanations for every dot and squiggle in his notes, and quizzing him on spelling.
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The concert room has splashy neon colors on the walls, a vibrant zig-zag floor pattern and alien-like squiggles on the walls.
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The dry-erase board down front had dissolved into a blur of colors and squiggles.
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The pig de resistance is torresmo com goiabada, an appetizer that is less hors d’oeuvre than chef d’oeuvre: Cubes of luscious pork crackling attached to tender meat by a layer of fat are topped with a squiggle of guava paste.
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No glitter, no braids, no squiggles, just a classic Instagram brow (but, like, doubled).
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There may not have been any squiggle brows in sight, but decades past sure didn't disappoint.
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First Known Use of squiggle
1900
SQUIGGLE Defined for English Language Learners
squiggle
Definition of squiggle for English Language Learners
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: a short line with many curves : a short, wavy line
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