To scriggle is to wriggle, squirm or twist in that restless, can't-keep-still way — the physical vocabulary of a toddler at a long dinner or anyone who can't settle. As a noun, a scriggle is the wriggling motion itself. The UK dialect word also carries a rare secondary meaning of scribbling or jotting, though it's the squirmy sense that gives it the most life. There's something onomatopoeic about it: saying scriggle almost forces your mouth into the same contorted motion.
The puppy wouldn't stop scriggling in his arms, desperate to get back on the ground.
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(UK, dialect) To squirm, wriggle or squiggle.
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(rare) To scribble, jot.
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(UK, dialect) A wriggling motion.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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