waggle
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waggle
- /ˈwaɡəl/ UK
Sounds like waggel · Rhymes with -æɡəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English wagelen (attested in wagelyng), possibly a borrowing of Middle Low German wagelen; equivalent to wag + -le (“(frequentative)”). Compare continental equivalents Middle High German wacken ( > Danish vakle, German wackeln), Swedish vagla, West Frisian waggelje, Low German wackeln, Dutch waggelen.
verb waggles · waggling · waggled
- To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble. 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.
- To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness.
- To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle. I know you by the waggling of your head.
noun waggles
- An instance of waggling.
- A wobbling motion. Give the cable a waggle to let it come out quicker.
- The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.
Translations
Talk about this word "waggle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/waggle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. waggle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/waggle "waggle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/waggle.Cite this
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title = {waggle},
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