squiggle

Thân thiện

His signature was just a squiggle.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An illegible or hastily written scrawl: A squiggle is a mark or piece of writing that is messy, curly, and difficult to read.
   • A short, twisting, or wavy line: A squiggle is also a simple, often decorative, line that curves and bends without a specific pattern.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor's prescription was just a squiggle I couldn't decipher.
  • She absentmindedly drew squiggles in the margin of her notebook during the meeting.

Advanced Usage

• "to squiggle" (verb, less common): To draw or write in a wavy, twisting line.
  • The child loves to squiggle with crayons all over the paper.

Variants and Related Words

• Squiggly (adjective): Having the form of a squiggle; wavy.
  • The cartoonist used squiggly lines to show that the character was shaking.

Synonyms

• Scrawl: To write in a hurried, careless way.
• Doodle: A simple drawing or scribble made absentmindedly.
• Curlicue: A decorative curl or twist in a design.

Related Phrases

• A mere squiggle: Emphasizes that something is just an indistinguishable mark.
  • To anyone else, the ancient symbol looked like a mere squiggle.

Related Idioms

• Make heads or tails of (a squiggle): To be unable to understand something because it is illegible or confusing. (Often used with "can't").
  • I can't make heads or tails of this squiggle; is it a number or a letter?

Học thuật

Noun

1. an illegible scrawl
   • his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle
2. a short twisting line

Từ đồng nghĩa

• curlicue