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wag·gle

 (wăg′əl)
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.]
wag′gly adj.
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wag•gly

(ˈwæg li)

adj. -gli•er, -gli•est.
unsteady.
[1890–95]
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Translations

waggly

adj (= loose) → wackelig; hips → wackelnd; tail → wedelnd
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"Too waggly?" was all I could say in so sudden an emergency.
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And it's not just the recent sexual harassment stories that have been throwing up awkward questions at home - everywhere I turn there seems to be an adult theme needing censoring for a girl with big waggly ears.
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That two worlds are colliding is the inconvenient truth

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