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SQUIGGLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does squiggle mean? 

SQUIGGLE (noun)
  The noun SQUIGGLE has 2 senses:

1. a short twisting lineplay

2. an illegible scrawlplay

  Familiarity information: SQUIGGLE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SQUIGGLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A short twisting line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

curlicue; squiggle

Hypernyms ("squiggle" is a kind of...):

line (a mark that is long relative to its width)

Derivation:

squiggly (wavy and twisting)


Sense 2

Meaning:

An illegible scrawl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle

Hypernyms ("squiggle" is a kind of...):

cacography; scratch; scrawl; scribble (poor handwriting)

Derivation:

squiggly (wavy and twisting)


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