Waggle definition

wăgəl
waggled waggles waggling
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To move (an attached part, for example) with short, quick motions.

Waggled her foot impatiently.

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To move shakily; wobble.

Waggled down the steps.

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A wobbling motion.
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To wag, esp. with short, quick movements.
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To move in a shaky or wobbly manner; totter.
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The act or an instance of waggling.
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To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
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(intransitive) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
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A wobbling motion.
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Noun

Singular:
waggle
Plural:
waggles

Origin of waggle

  • Middle English wagelen frequentative of waggen wag1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • wag +"Ž -le (“(frequentative)"). Compare continental equivalents Middle High German wacken (> Danish vakle, German wackeln), Swedish vagla, West Frisian waggelje, Low German wackeln, Dutch waggelen.

    From Wiktionary

Waggle Sentence Examples

  • If you're wearing makeup instead of a mask, you may want to practice your tongue waggle to get in the act.

  • There are an infinite number of ways you could wiggle a finger or waggle your head.

  • The scientists watched the waggle dance occurring in a glass observation hive and identified recruits.

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

  • Lock On Gold requires you to THINK as well as waggle a joystick, and the learning curve is steep.

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