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waggle Definition

wag·gle (wagəl)

transitive verb -·gled, -·gling

to wag, esp. with short, quick movements

Etymology: freq. of wag

intransitive verb

to move in a shaky or wobbly manner; totter

noun

the act or an instance of waggling

waggle Related Forms
wag·gly adjective
waggle Synonyms

waggle

v.

wag, play back and forth, sway, shimmy; see wiggle.

waggle Usage Examples

Object

  • finger: Waving arms and waggling fingers were the order of the day when Southampton water babies took their swimming lessons in silence.
  • joystick: Lock On Gold requires you to THINK as well as waggle a joystick, and the learning curve is steep.

Converse of object

  • have: A few weeks later he rang me to say that the blank was ready for me to come and ' have a waggle ' .

Modifies a noun

  • dance: The figure of eight ' waggle dance ' which is so fundamental to their species ' existence.

Modifying Another Word

  • about: BB as always loved the water, kicking and waggling about.
  • gently: Try gently waggling a few pertinent wires while the engine is running badly ( beware the plug leads, check those offline!
  • then: He would then waggle a lever or wind a handle to make the other visible parts move.
  • away: While I was talking to them their rod tip was waggling away.

Noun used with modifier

  • wing: A group of children excitedly pointed and frantically waved their arms I obliged with a wing waggle and could almost hear the cheer.

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