squiggle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SQUIGGLE

to make jerky or restless movements <a pediatrician's waiting room full of squiggling toddlers>

Synonyms fiddle, jerk, jig, jiggle, squiggle, squirm, thrash, thresh, toss, twist, twitch, wiggle, wriggle, writhe

Related Words flit, flutter, twitter; quake, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremble; pace

Near Antonyms relax, rest, unwind; calm (down), still

to write or draw hastily or carelessly <there are some illegible notes squiggled in the margins of the old book>

Synonyms scratch, scrawl, squiggle

Related Words doodle; jot (down); ink, inscribe, letter, pen, pencil, print, write

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