squiggle

Meaning

Noun

1. A short twisting or wiggling line or mark.
2. (informal) Synonym of tilde.
3. An illegible scrawl.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To wriggle or squirm.
2. (ambitransitive) To make a squiggle.
3. (ambitransitive) To write illegibly.

Synonyms

curlicue

twirl

flourish

daub

doodle

glomerule

hitch

hook

🪝

ploy

ruse

scrawl

scribble

signature

snag

trick

whorl

scrabble

chicken scratch

curlycue

cacography

ddodle

coil

convolution

Translations

ghirigoro

ghirigogolo

kritzeln

Pfote

Schnörkel

verschnörkeln

Gekritzel

τζίφρα

griffonnage

griffonner

gribouillis

écriture de chat

zampa di gallina

handschrift

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskwɪɡl̩/

Etymology

Probably a blend of squirm + wiggle.