waggle
verb (used without object)
to wobble or shake, especially while in motion.
was waggling
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past progressiveof waggle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Last week, as Basso Pinza was plowing through a concert in Corpus Christi, Tex., he noticed that a small boy in the front row was waggling his foot.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the uproar, Russian Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin glanced around in bewilderment, then stared perplexedly at the President, who was waggling a finger at the Republicans.
From Time Magazine Archive
McGee began climbing, and noted with satisfaction that Larkin, on the alert, was waggling his wings as a signal that he too had seen them and was prepared.
From Aces Up by Covington Clarke
"But you wish to overthrow the Soviets and establish a democratic—" Georgi was waggling an impatient hand.
From Combat by Mack Reynolds
Sim was waggling his wings, ordering the boys to spread out and get set for interception.
From A Yankee Flier Over Berlin by Paul Laune
