Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
2. (transitive, of the eyebrows) To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness.
3. (intransitive) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
4. An instance of waggling.
5. A wobbling motion.
6. (golf) The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.

Example Sentences

The Mole waggled his toes from sheer happiness, spread his chest with a sigh of full contentment, and leaned back blissfully into the soft cushions.

Oscar turned to someone who wasn't there and waggled his head. "Hoo, boy," he said.

I know you by the waggling of your head.

Why do you go Nodding and Waggling so like a Fool, as if you were Hipshot? says the Goose to her Gosselin.

The tassel on the end of his pigtail waggled all down the path and, as he turned out of the gate, it gave a special little flip.

Give the cable a waggle to let it come out quicker.

Word Forms

• waggles
• waggling
• waggled

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When Should You Use Waggle?

Use waggle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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