squiggled

verb

past tense of squiggle
1
as in tossed
to make jerky or restless movements a pediatrician's waiting room full of squiggling toddlers

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2
as in scribbled
to write or draw hastily or carelessly there are some illegible notes squiggled in the margins of the old book

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Recent Examples of squiggled For me, this breakfast isn’t complete without a healthy squirt of sriracha squiggled across the entire plate. — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 July 2026 The cake is gingery, light and moist, squiggled with thick cream cheese frosting. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squiggled
  1. tossed
  2. scribbled
  3. fidgeted
  4. scrawled
  5. twitched
  6. jerked
  7. squirmed
  8. twisted
Verb
  • Later in the inning, an irate Marmol approached Eddings and was tossed.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Christian Scott tossed three perfect innings before giving up two runs in the fourth.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • Looney Tunes reference scribbled in the geographic direction of Hollywood.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • However, over that time, the amounts typically scribbled or printed on the face of those checks rose.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Definition of scribbled
Verb
  • One woman ordered some home furniture while two children fidgeted nearby.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of fidgeted
Verb
  • Violet, named for the color of identifying crayon scrawled on her brow, is one of 250 to 500 patients the Marine Mammal Care Center rescues along the Los Angeles County coast every year.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, there’s an impromptu memorial, formed from hundreds of tributes to the rapper scrawled in sharpie on poles and on the concrete.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrawled
Verb
  • Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • My jaw twitched uncontrollably.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Definition of twitched
Verb
  • But in 1933, within a matter of days, they were jerked back into reality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Definition of jerked
Verb
  • Belloumi’s 64th-minute strike with his left foot broke the deadlock in the second game of the two-leg affair and Gelhardt made sure with a low shot that squirmed past the Millwall goalkeeper.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 May 2026
  • His Japanese guest, usually a paragon of diplomatic cool, visibly squirmed.
    — Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of squirmed
Verb
  • Serving at 3-1, 15-30, Michelsen twisted a forehand way off the court.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Slicing across the pavement, the aircraft struck several vehicles – including one left flipped onto its side and twisted into an arc not unlike the tail fin logo – before sliding to a fiery stop just shy of a parking lot filled with dozens of cars.
    — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of twisted

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“Squiggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squiggled. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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