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as in to twitch
to make jerky or restless movements
a pediatrician's waiting room full of squiggling toddlers
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Recent Examples of squiggle
The right-hand detour into VIR's inner loop comes up quickly, but the Sapphire's humongous 10-piston front brake calipers squeeze trackworthy carbon-ceramic rotors to haul this cruise missile smartly down to turn-in speed without a hint of squirm or squiggle.
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Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
Democrats who control the legislature have adopted a map with lines that squiggle snake-like across the state to swoop up Democratic voters and relegate Republicans to a few districts.
—chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2021
Squiggly Monster had his many eyes on the prize, but just couldn’t squiggle his way to a win.
—Andrea Towers, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021
Glass noodles squiggle in the mix for a little snap.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2021
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Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
Democrats who control the legislature have adopted a map with lines that squiggle snake-like across the state to swoop up Democratic voters and relegate Republicans to a few districts.
—chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2021
Squiggly Monster had his many eyes on the prize, but just couldn’t squiggle his way to a win.
—Andrea Towers, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021
Glass noodles squiggle in the mix for a little snap.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squiggle
Verb
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For example, dogs who love running might be twitching their paws while dreaming.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Something similar happened to Lindon’s recreation of a Picasso painting: His hand twitched, tearing the work to pieces.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The cop obliged, scribbling the man’s address on a piece of paper.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Trump could scribble Kyle Rittenhouse's name on a napkin and have 50 votes to confirm him to any office in the federal government.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Some studies found that fidgeting throughout the day may burn up to 10 times more calories than sitting still.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Rosenkrantz is played in the two-hander by Rebecca Hall with warmth and humor and a physical ease that makes Linda much more centered and self-contained than Whishaw’s chain-smoking, often fidgeting Peter.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Isla delivers much of this information in the pilot via a sunny voiceover, punctuated by freeze-frame introductions of characters featuring their name and job title scrawled on the screen in meticulously messy yellow text.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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To the team’s first World Series title, with Hedges entering the hitters’ meeting before every postseason game in his jockstrap, marking the number of wins needed for a championship with eye black scrawled on his naked butt cheek.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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In two spring training starts, the righty has tossed three innings without allowing a run.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, another reader emphasized that the pot wasn’t hers to toss.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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No more squirming outside a locked restroom with a swollen bladder, while desperately eyeing a vacant restroom restricted to people of a different gender.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Two fluffy, gray eaglets squirmed in the nest as Shadow happily settled in to keep his new chicks safe and warm.—
Devyn Byers,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Tesla doesn’t have that collaborative aspect and will shut off if the driver jerks the wheel.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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There are numerous moments where she is lost in a dream or a memory before suddenly jerking awake, often too clearly delineating the boundaries in a film ostensibly about its main character’s delusions.—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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MacMillan added that dogs might also raise or wiggle their eyebrows along with the staring.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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His mobility is limited to controlling his chair, leaning forward, and wiggling his hips.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Squiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squiggle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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