waggle
[wag-uh l]
verb (used without object), wag·gled, wag·gling.
to wobble or shake, especially while in motion: The ball waggled slowly to a stop. The leaves of the tree waggled in the wind.
verb (used with object), wag·gled, wag·gling.
to move up and down or from side to side in a short, rapid manner; wag: to waggle one's head.
Golf. to make a waggle with (a golf club).
noun
a waggling motion.
Golf. a swinging movement made with a golf club to and fro over the ball prior to a stroke.
Origin of waggle
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Related Words for waggle
quiver, jerk, wag, jiggle, wave, wiggle, twitch, flourish, flutter, bobble, joggleExamples from the Web for waggle
Contemporary Examples of waggle
Waggle your eyebrows at a girl, and she'll ask what's wrong with your eye.
Historical Examples of waggle
For instance, that night, all he did was to waggle his finger at me.
VictoryJoseph Conrad
At this rare praise he would straighten his shoulders and waggle his head.
GigoloEdna Ferber
And yet, however much it may waggle, a stone does fall to earth if you drop it.
Fantasia of the UnconsciousD. H. Lawrence
I saw Wiggle just now in the dressing-room, talking to Waggle, his inseparable.
The Book of SnobsWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
Bacchus is the divinity to whom Waggle devotes his especial worship.
The Book of SnobsWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
waggle
verb
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Word Origin for waggle
C16: frequentative of wag 1
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