ˈsquattle,v.rare. [f. squat v. + -le.] a.intr. To squat closely; to nestle. b.trans. To settle down squatly. 1786Burns To a Louse iii, Swith, in some beggar's haffet squattle.1897Blackmore Dariel xlvii, As a young cuckoo..squattles his empty body down, and distends himself into one enormous gape.