Definitions for waggleˈwæg əl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wag•gleˈwæg əl(v.; n.)-gled, -gling

  1. (v.i.)to wobble or shake, esp. while in motion.

  2. (v.t.)to move up and down or from side to side:

    to waggle one's head.

  3. (n.)a waggling motion.

Origin of waggle:

1585–95; wag+-le

Princeton's WordNet

  1. wag, waggle, shake(verb)

    causing to move repeatedly from side to side

  2. wag, waggle(verb)

    move from side to side

    "The happy dog wagged his tail"

  3. wamble, waggle(verb)

    move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

Wiktionary

  1. waggle(Noun)

    a wobbling motion

  2. waggle(Verb)

    To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.

  3. Origin: Frequentative form of wag. Compare continental equivalents Middle High German wacken ( > Danish vakle, German wackeln), Swedish vagla, West Frisian waggelje, Dutch waggelen.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Waggle(verb)

    to reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle

  2. Waggle(verb)

    to move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird waggles his tail


Translations for waggle

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

waggle(noun)

such a movement.

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