Definitions for waggleˈwæg əl

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

wag•gleˈwæg əl(v.; n.)-gled, -gling

(v.i.)to wobble or shake, esp. while in motion.
(v.t.)to move up and down or from side to side:
to waggle one's head.
(n.)a waggling motion.

Origin of waggle:

1585–95; wag+-le

Princeton's WordNet

wag, waggle, shake(verb)
causing to move repeatedly from side to side
wag, waggle(verb)
move from side to side
"The happy dog wagged his tail"
wamble, waggle(verb)
move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

Wiktionary

waggle(Noun)
a wobbling motion
waggle(Verb)
To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.

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

Waggle(verb)
to reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle
Waggle(verb)
to move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird waggles his tail