"squattle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: squattles [present, singular, third-person], squattling [participle, present], squattled [participle, past], squattled [past]
Etymology: squat + -le? Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|squat|le}} squat + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} squattle (third-person singular simple present squattles, present participle squattling, simple past and past participle squattled)
  1. (intransitive, Scotland) To squat or sprawl; to duck into concealment. Tags: Scotland, intransitive
    Sense id: en-squattle-en-verb-SdF1x5wJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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