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   squiggle

   /ˈskwɪɡl/

   noun

   • 1. a short line that curls and loops in an irregular way: "some prescriptions are a series of meaningless squiggles"

   verb

   • 1. wriggle; squirm: North American "a thin worm that squiggled in his palm"
   • ▪ squeeze (something) from a tube so as to make irregular, curly lines on a surface: North American "I watched the girl squiggle yellow and red paint on the paper"

   Word Origin early 19th century: perhaps a blend of squirm and wiggle or wriggle.

   Derivatives

   • 1. squiggly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • S

     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • G

     2

   • G

     2

   • L

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