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waggle
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wag·gle  (wgl)
v. wag·gled, wag·gling, wag·gles
v.tr.
To move (an attached part, for example) with short, quick motions: waggled her foot impatiently.
v.intr.
To move shakily; wobble: waggled down the steps.
n.
A wobbling motion.

[Middle English wagelen, frequentative of waggen; see wag1.]

waggly adj.

waggle [ˈwægəl]
vb
to move or cause to move with a rapid shaking or wobbling motion
n
a rapid shaking or wobbling motion
[frequentative of wag1]
wagglingly  adv
waggly  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.waggle - causing to move repeatedly from side to sidewaggle - causing to move repeatedly from side to side
agitation - the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
Verb1.waggle - move from side to sidewaggle - move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"
jiggle, joggle, wiggle - move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
2.waggle - move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motionwaggle - move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

waggle
verb wag, wiggle, wave, shake, flutter, wobble, oscillate He was waggling his toes in his socks.
Translations
waggle [ˈwægl]
A. N [of finger] → movimiento m; [of hips] → contoneo m, meneo m
B. VT [+ finger] → agitar; [+ hips] → contonear, menear; [+ tail] → sacudir, menear
he can waggle his earspuede mover las orejas

waggle [ˈwægəl]
vt [+ finger, toes, head] → remuer
viremuer

waggle
vtwackeln mit; tailwedeln mit; (bird) → wippen mit; he waggled his loose toother wackelte an dem lockeren Zahn
viwackeln; (tail)wedeln; (of bird)wippen
n with a waggle of her hips she left the stagemit den Hüften wackelnd ging sie von der Bühne

waggle [ˈwægl]
1. n with a waggle of her hipsancheggiando
with a waggle of its tail → scodinzolando
2. vt (tail) → dimenare, agitare
to waggle one's hips → ancheggiare
3. vidimenarsi, agitarsi

waggle
v waggle [ˈwӕgl]
to (cause to) move from side to side She waggled her hips as she walked down the street; His beard waggled as he ate. waggel يَهُز، يَهْتَز клатя се kývat (se) vrikke; vippe wackeln κουνώ, κουνιέμαι πέρα δώθε menear(se), sacudir(se) õõtsu(ta)ma جنبيدن heilua remuer לְכַשכֵּש हिलना gegati se, klimati billeg(et) bergoyang dilla, vingsa sér, vagga(st) muoversi 揺れる 궁둥이를 흔들며 걷다 krusčioti, kraipyti šūpot; kustināt; šūpoties; kustēties bergerak-gerak wiebelen svinge, vrikke kołysać (się) sacudir(-se) a se clă­tina покачивать(ся) kývať (sa), triasť (sa) pozibavati (se) njihati vifta, vippa, vicka แกว่งไปมา; กระดิก salla(n)mak (使)來回搖擺 помахувати; погойдувати ہلانا یا ہلنا lúc lắc; ve vẩy
n
such a movement. waggelbeweging هَزَّه клатене kývání vrikken; vippen das Wackeln κούνημα meneo, sacudida õõtsutus جنبش heiluminen remuement כִּשכּוּש हिलना geganje, klimanje billegés goyang rugg, rykkir, vagg scuotimento, scrollata 揺れ 흔드는 동작 krusčiojimas, kraipymas šūpošana; kustināšana; šūpošanās; kustēšanās pergerakan wiebeling svinging, vrikk(ing) kołysanie (się) sacudidela clătinare покачивание kývanie, krútenie zibanje njihanje viftning, vippande, vickande การแกว่งไปมา; การเคลื่อนไหวไปมา salla(n)ma 搖擺 погойдування ہلکی سی جنبش sự lúc lắc; ve vẩy


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She stands facing in one direction and waggles her abdomen back and forth; each waggle represents a certain distance.
How long a bee waggles along the axis indicates how far to fly.
Now, he waggles the club a couple of times, then pulls the trigger.
 
 
 
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