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as in to twitch
to make jerky or restless movements
a pediatrician's waiting room full of squiggling toddlers
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Recent Examples of squiggle
Grooves in the hillside squiggle down toward a pasture and bike path at its base.
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Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Home to 170,000 people, Prizren is considered the country’s cultural hub: picturesque bridges cross the eponymous river, and a warren of cobblestone paths squiggle out of the central plaza.
—Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2024
The right-hand detour into VIR's inner loop comes up quickly, but the Sapphire's humongous 10-piston front brake calipers squeeze trackworthy carbon-ceramic rotors to haul this cruise missile smartly down to turn-in speed without a hint of squirm or squiggle.
—Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
Democrats who control the legislature have adopted a map with lines that squiggle snake-like across the state to swoop up Democratic voters and relegate Republicans to a few districts.
—chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2021
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Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Home to 170,000 people, Prizren is considered the country’s cultural hub: picturesque bridges cross the eponymous river, and a warren of cobblestone paths squiggle out of the central plaza.
—Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2024
The right-hand detour into VIR's inner loop comes up quickly, but the Sapphire's humongous 10-piston front brake calipers squeeze trackworthy carbon-ceramic rotors to haul this cruise missile smartly down to turn-in speed without a hint of squirm or squiggle.
—Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
Democrats who control the legislature have adopted a map with lines that squiggle snake-like across the state to swoop up Democratic voters and relegate Republicans to a few districts.
—chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squiggle
Verb
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Picture objects levitating or twitching without external interference—or switching rooms.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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Her hand twitched from the heat.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The man scribbled what looked to Qing Yuan like a chicken’s clawprint in the sand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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During the festival, thousands of people gather to scribble their wishes or prayers directly onto colorful paper lanterns with ink brushes before lighting a small flame inside.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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Children fidgeted in the relentless August heat.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Notice: are people fidgeting, looking at their hands, or rolling their eyes?—
Anne Sugar,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Someone had scrawled the words marry me on the rusty derrick.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Chalamet invites his Instagram followers to meet him at Regal Times Square to watch the first 30 minutes of Marty Supreme by scrawling the message on his Instagram Story in orange.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Bieber picked up the victory for Toronto after tossing five-and-a-third innings and giving up just one run on four hits.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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For those without any shelter, there’s always the risk that valuables or important documents will get tossed during a cleanup, and public records show that city crews are rarely flagging belongings for storage.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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What happens next in the final minutes of The Vanishing will leave viewers squirming in their seats and hoping against hope for our vulnerable leading man.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The open section of their session lasted for 15 minutes — and Howe will have squirmed through every second — but there were laughs amid the stretches and shuttle runs.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Having documented much of her daughter’s health battle on social media, Atkinson shared the footage of her tear-jerking wish on TikTok (@kayatkin).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Paul goes to shake her hand but jerks it back, then gives her a left-handed handshake.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That led to him extending both hands and wiggling them in a wave-type motion.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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First, wiggle your hips; then, wipe, stand up, and sit back down to pee again.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Squiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squiggle. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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