waggle
verb (used without object)
to wobble or shake, especially while in motion.
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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After it had waggled its head around, it moved a little and began to peck and cackle; and I could hear other cackles answering.
From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin