waggle

American  

[wag-uhl] / ˈwæg əl /

verb (used without object)

waggled, waggling

1. to wobble or shake, especially while in motion.

   The ball waggled slowly to a stop. The leaves of the tree waggled in the wind.

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verb (used with object)

waggled, waggling

1. to move up and down or from side to side in a short, rapid manner; wag.

   to waggle one's head.

2. Golf. to make a waggle with (a golf club).

noun

1. a waggling motion.

2. Golf. a swinging movement made with a golf club to and fro over the ball prior to a stroke.

waggle British  

/ ˈwæɡəl /

verb

1. to move or cause to move with a rapid shaking or wobbling motion

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noun

1. a rapid shaking or wobbling motion

Other Word Forms

• wagglingly adverb
• waggly adjective

Etymology

Origin of waggle

First recorded in 1585–95; wag + -le

Example Sentences

“Okay. But if I were really a ghost, couldn’t I just”—the badger waggled her claws—“float over the pond?”

From Literature

Scientists have spent years decoding the honey bee "waggle dance," a highly sophisticated form of communication.

From Science Daily

It slicked back its ears and tilted its head to one side; it waved its tail and waggled its forepaws, and made great twisting leaps in the air.

From Literature

She waggles her eyebrows, and I throw a French fry at her.

From Literature

He whimpered a few times and his old tail waggled all over the place.

From Literature