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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 line
2. an illegible scrawl
Familiarity information: SQUIGGLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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