释义 |
Definition of squiggle in English: squigglenoun ˈskwɪɡ(ə)lˈskwɪɡəl A short line that curls and loops in an irregular way. some prescriptions are a series of meaningless squiggles Example sentencesExamples - We had spent the last hour and a half trying to program our computer to make pretty patterns but all we got was a line, a squiggle and crashing computers.
- She makes a series of squiggles - and when she's done I see that each is a circle with a perpendicular line.
- Then, using a straw, get your child to blow the paint into funny lines and squiggles so all the colours mix and overlap.
- From simple lines to curves, squiggles and intricate designs - she creates endless patterns in no time.
- Those funny dots, lines, and squiggles help writers point the way.
- Using the glass paints, make squiggles, dots or lines on the surface of the bottles.
- I now have pages filled with meaningless strings of words, little diagrams, squiggles and waves.
- Together, they drew lines, and squiggles, and circles, until the green crayon was exhausted.
- The line with squiggles on it was said to represent the laying of carpet.
- He tried to make out the name on the signature line, but all he got was an ‘M’ followed by a squiggle, and an ‘O’ followed by a longer squiggle with a big bump near the beginning.
- Alternately, if you doubt your ability to draw, ask someone who can draw to do it for you, with you sitting there explaining what all of those strange lines and squiggles mean.
- He pointed out a squiggle containing two loops drawn at the top of the page.
- When a bat swoops overhead, Miller's laptop beeps and clicks, and corresponding lines and squiggles appear on the screen.
- Opening up my textbook, I find a mass of lines, squiggles, and letters.
- The powder came to my boot tops, and we never seemed to come close to our previous tracks, leaving long, gorgeous snow squiggles that stretched for miles.
- The squeeze bottles quickly form squiggles, dots, and spirals on almost every dish, and they're even used for tasks like dressing salads that do not require their precision.
- He always takes a torch pen along so he can see what he is writing - he learned very early that taking notes in the dark left a meaningless squiggle.
- Most of the scratchy lines and squiggles visible here are the green patina of oxidized bronze, not a part of the original coin as cast.
- I stared at the page of equations I had just finished, looking at the neat rows of numbers and seeing nothing but a blur of meaningless squiggles.
- In about 30 seconds, cartoonist Rahnu can turn a spiral into a snail, a scribble into a bunny and a squiggle into a bird.
Synonyms signature, autograph, cross, x, scribble, initials, imprint
verbˈskwɪɡ(ə)lˈskwɪɡəl [no object]North American 1Wriggle; squirm. a thin worm that squiggled in his palm Example sentencesExamples - Roguish building blocks appear to be recklessly stacked, squiggle across scoured plazas or bend upward or away as if seen through a curved lens.
- But the par - 3 third is downhill, and suddenly we're in northern Minnesota, with narrow fairways lined by pines and cedars and Sand Creek squiggling across many holes.
- ‘First meal at a fine restaurant,’ I speculated to myself, savoring a custardy bite of 1015 onion flan and spearing a spring onion, its green top squiggling across the plate and its tart beurre blanc gleaming in the sepia-toned light.
- They (to switch to the gender-free plural) are also wont to niggle and squiggle over every jot and tittle.
- At the sound of Eddie's complaint, Johnny walked and I hobbled into the sitting room where Eddie sat squiggling about in the seat trying to get comfortable.
- He frowned and one eyebrow squiggled into a question mark.
- He said: ‘I'm sick of the others wriggling and squiggling over it.’
- Taile dug his fingers into Cali's ribs, causing him to squiggle around, laughing, his eyes opening.
- I felt Allegra squiggling around inside me and I knew she was going to be remarkable.
- He tries squiggling out from underneath me, but I am the Tickling Queen, and he fails.
- Namazu squiggled over in his fish-waddle manner.
- When I was laying there, squiggling around, I was anything but tired.
- Sage stared in amazement as she was squiggling around, trying to get away.
- She squiggled easily out of his grasp and chased after the ball, which was rolling across the floor.
- However, if I start to squiggle please let me know.
- Vanessa shrieked, bucking and squiggling, kicking and flailing.
- She squiggled around on the easement, scuffing her new green sandals in the gravel.
- We had some people in the drawing room, and Miss Dog was squiggling about on the floor being winsome.
- Looks like it squiggled down near that bench over there.
- I'm trying to reel them in and throw them squiggling into the boat.
Synonyms meander, snake, twist, twist and turn, tack, wind, weave, wander, wiggle, undulate - 1.1with object Squeeze (something) from a tube so as to make irregular, curly lines on a surface.
I watched the girl squiggle yellow and red paint on the paper Example sentencesExamples - I squiggled the soap and made it into cakes to give to Mr. Toot and Husky.
Derivatives adjectivesquiggliest, squigglierˈskwɪɡ(ə)liˈskwɪɡ(ə)li Although I had not intended to mention a slight problem with my right hand, the tone of his question made me tell him that I had some stiffness that was making my writing a bit squiggly. Example sentencesExamples - I was always fascinated with the written word, even before I could read, and I must have recognised that there was something inherently magical about squiggly symbols organised in lines and packed together like corduroy.
- I snapped, irritated, and bent over this journal again, watching my hand shake as I scribbled a long squiggly line across the lined pages.
- The bündnerfleisch was well-paired with the cheese, which was shaved off the wheel into little squiggly slices somewhat resembling pencil shavings, of all things.
- Watch for the blinking squiggly line and press a button when you see it.
Origin Early 19th century: perhaps a blend of squirm and wiggle or wriggle. Rhymes giggle, higgle, jiggle, niggle, sniggle, wiggle, wriggle Definition of squiggle in US English: squigglenounˈskwɪɡəlˈskwiɡəl A short line that curls and loops in an irregular way. some prescriptions are a series of meaningless squiggles Example sentencesExamples - Using the glass paints, make squiggles, dots or lines on the surface of the bottles.
- Then, using a straw, get your child to blow the paint into funny lines and squiggles so all the colours mix and overlap.
- He pointed out a squiggle containing two loops drawn at the top of the page.
- He tried to make out the name on the signature line, but all he got was an ‘M’ followed by a squiggle, and an ‘O’ followed by a longer squiggle with a big bump near the beginning.
- I now have pages filled with meaningless strings of words, little diagrams, squiggles and waves.
- I stared at the page of equations I had just finished, looking at the neat rows of numbers and seeing nothing but a blur of meaningless squiggles.
- The squeeze bottles quickly form squiggles, dots, and spirals on almost every dish, and they're even used for tasks like dressing salads that do not require their precision.
- He always takes a torch pen along so he can see what he is writing - he learned very early that taking notes in the dark left a meaningless squiggle.
- When a bat swoops overhead, Miller's laptop beeps and clicks, and corresponding lines and squiggles appear on the screen.
- From simple lines to curves, squiggles and intricate designs - she creates endless patterns in no time.
- In about 30 seconds, cartoonist Rahnu can turn a spiral into a snail, a scribble into a bunny and a squiggle into a bird.
- Alternately, if you doubt your ability to draw, ask someone who can draw to do it for you, with you sitting there explaining what all of those strange lines and squiggles mean.
- Most of the scratchy lines and squiggles visible here are the green patina of oxidized bronze, not a part of the original coin as cast.
- The line with squiggles on it was said to represent the laying of carpet.
- Those funny dots, lines, and squiggles help writers point the way.
- We had spent the last hour and a half trying to program our computer to make pretty patterns but all we got was a line, a squiggle and crashing computers.
- Opening up my textbook, I find a mass of lines, squiggles, and letters.
- The powder came to my boot tops, and we never seemed to come close to our previous tracks, leaving long, gorgeous snow squiggles that stretched for miles.
- Together, they drew lines, and squiggles, and circles, until the green crayon was exhausted.
- She makes a series of squiggles - and when she's done I see that each is a circle with a perpendicular line.
Synonyms signature, autograph, cross, x, scribble, initials, imprint
verbˈskwɪɡəlˈskwiɡəl [no object]North American 1Wriggle; squirm. a worm that squiggled in his palm Example sentencesExamples - She squiggled easily out of his grasp and chased after the ball, which was rolling across the floor.
- However, if I start to squiggle please let me know.
- He frowned and one eyebrow squiggled into a question mark.
- We had some people in the drawing room, and Miss Dog was squiggling about on the floor being winsome.
- I'm trying to reel them in and throw them squiggling into the boat.
- Looks like it squiggled down near that bench over there.
- He said: ‘I'm sick of the others wriggling and squiggling over it.’
- Roguish building blocks appear to be recklessly stacked, squiggle across scoured plazas or bend upward or away as if seen through a curved lens.
- Vanessa shrieked, bucking and squiggling, kicking and flailing.
- Namazu squiggled over in his fish-waddle manner.
- At the sound of Eddie's complaint, Johnny walked and I hobbled into the sitting room where Eddie sat squiggling about in the seat trying to get comfortable.
- They (to switch to the gender-free plural) are also wont to niggle and squiggle over every jot and tittle.
- He tries squiggling out from underneath me, but I am the Tickling Queen, and he fails.
- When I was laying there, squiggling around, I was anything but tired.
- She squiggled around on the easement, scuffing her new green sandals in the gravel.
- Sage stared in amazement as she was squiggling around, trying to get away.
- But the par - 3 third is downhill, and suddenly we're in northern Minnesota, with narrow fairways lined by pines and cedars and Sand Creek squiggling across many holes.
- Taile dug his fingers into Cali's ribs, causing him to squiggle around, laughing, his eyes opening.
- I felt Allegra squiggling around inside me and I knew she was going to be remarkable.
- ‘First meal at a fine restaurant,’ I speculated to myself, savoring a custardy bite of 1015 onion flan and spearing a spring onion, its green top squiggling across the plate and its tart beurre blanc gleaming in the sepia-toned light.
Synonyms meander, snake, twist, twist and turn, tack, wind, weave, wander, wiggle, undulate - 1.1with object Squeeze (something) from a tube so as to make irregular, curly lines on a surface.
I watched the girl squiggle yellow and red paint on the paper Example sentencesExamples - I squiggled the soap and made it into cakes to give to Mr. Toot and Husky.
Origin Early 19th century: perhaps a blend of squirm and wiggle or wriggle. |