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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
Breaking water in the morning and shoulders squiggling free in the dark of evening.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
Vienna’s Danube, Munich’s Isar, and many rivers squiggling across the U.K. and France all have a long history of hosting swimmers.
—Jessica Leigh Hester, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
Grooves in the hillside squiggle down toward a pasture and bike path at its base.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Home to 170,000 people, Prizren is considered the country’s cultural hub: picturesque bridges cross the eponymous river, and a warren of cobblestone paths squiggle out of the central plaza.
—Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2024
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
Vienna’s Danube, Munich’s Isar, and many rivers squiggling across the U.K. and France all have a long history of hosting swimmers.
—Jessica Leigh Hester, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
Grooves in the hillside squiggle down toward a pasture and bike path at its base.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Home to 170,000 people, Prizren is considered the country’s cultural hub: picturesque bridges cross the eponymous river, and a warren of cobblestone paths squiggle out of the central plaza.
—Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squiggle
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Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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It’s not made explicitly clear if these seemingly sympathetic kids are actually his worst bullies, but Machado-Graner’s eyes, lip twitch, and throat gulp in this short sequence tell a whole story in themselves.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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But when Ava makes a bathroom trip, Deb hastily scribbles something in her notepad.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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With his contribution, Scott’s Cactus Jack logo replaced the Spotify sponsor at the center of the shirt, appearing in a rough handwritten script alongside his signature scribbled face motif, both printed in Barcelona’s iconic gold, similar to the chest.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Rafa starts to fidget around noon before mama is supposed to meet us for her lunch break.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Pekara said hospital surveillance footage captured him fidgeting under the blanket.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Authorities recovered airsoft guns with neo-Nazi references scrawled on one in white and said that the Columbine High School shooters, as well as Roof and Tarrant, were among his influences.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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Two earlier copies contain the poem in Old English, but as afterthoughts — translated from Latin and scrawled into the margin or appended but not within the text’s main body, according to the researchers.—
Andrea Rosa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The third-base umpire tossed Angels reliever Brent Suter and Rays pitchers Steven Wilson and Manuel Rodríguez from the late-afternoon game at Tropicana Field.—
Chantz Martin OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Various objects had been tossed from the two-level porch and lay scattered across the grass.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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With trainers immediately sprinting to the mound to check on Major, the former West Virginia pitcher could be seen squirming on the ground in serious pain.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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The boy is screaming, squirming.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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In the summer of 2020, former Morgan Stanley trader Adam Crawley was wandering through Indonesia, Thailand and Australia, perfecting his qigong with a man called Master YanG, when a cold message on LinkedIn jerked him back to reality.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Don’t twist or jerk the tick, which can cause the mouth to break off in your skin.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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The first huddle of a summer Chiefs practice Thursday began with something of a trademark — the right-hand fingers of quarterback Patrick Mahomes wiggling in the air, requesting a play call.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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De Avila nearly wiggled out of a huge jam in the first inning, producing two strikeouts after the Knights loaded the bases with no outs.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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“Squiggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squiggle. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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