waggle

UK /ˈwaɡəl/ US /ˈwaɡəl/
verb 3noun 3

Definitions

verb

1

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.

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

2

To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness.

3

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.

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

noun

1

An instance of waggling.

2

A wobbling motion.

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

3

The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.

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