Dictionary

squiggly en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈskwɪɡli/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English squiggle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squiggly From squiggle + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Not straight; wavy and irregular.
   • My first memories of eating are bowls of squiggly pasta with red sauce and lots of white cheese. 2013, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Mad Hungry Cravings, page 291:
   • She didn't have a ruler, so she drew a squiggly line to highlight the main points.

Forms

Deriveds

squiggliness · Squiggol

Translations (19)

pt sinuosos (not straight) · nl kronkelend (not straight) · pl zygzakowaty (not straight) · ru изо́гнутый (not straight) · de verschnörkelt (not straight) · tr kıvrımlı (not straight) · pt sinuoso (not straight) · fi kiemurteleva (not straight) · fi kiemurainen (not straight) · fi koukeroinen (not straight) · tr eğri büğrü (not straight) · sv snirklig (not straight) · de schnörkelig (not straight) · pt sinuosa (not straight) · es garabatoso (not straight) · ru волни́стый (not straight) · pt sinuosas (not straight) · ru волнообра́зный (not straight) · ru криволине́йный (not straight)

squiggly en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈskwɪɡli/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English squiggle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squiggly From squiggle + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) A wavy underline used to indicate an error in text or source code.
   • Coding errors have colored squigglies beneath them to indicate the kind of error. For example, syntax errors appear with red squigglies beneath them... 2008, Rick Leinecker, Vanessa L. Williams, Visual Studio 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies, page 484:
   • The next blue squiggly is in the word Dimm. That should be an easy fix. Change it to Dim. Again, that swats two bugs with one fix. 2010, James S. McKeown, Jim McKeown, Programming in Visual Basic 2010: The Very Beginner's Guide, page 75:
   • If you have dynamic spell checking enabled, your pamphlet will become a sea of red squigglies. 2007, Pariah S. Burke, Mastering InDesign CS3 for Print Design and Production, page 72:

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