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wag·gle

 (wăg′əl)
v. wag·gled, wag·gling, wag·gles
v.tr.
To move (an attached part, for example) with short, quick motions: waggled her foot impatiently.
v.intr.
To move shakily; wobble: waggled down the steps.
n.
A wobbling motion.
[Middle English wagelen, frequentative of waggen; see wag1.]
wag′gly adj.
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waggle

(ˈwæɡəl)
vb
to move or cause to move with a rapid shaking or wobbling motion
n
a rapid shaking or wobbling motion
[C16: frequentative of wag1]
ˈwagglingly adv
ˈwaggly adj
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wag•gle

(ˈwæg əl)

v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.i.
1. to wobble or shake, esp. while in motion.
v.t.
2. to move up and down or from side to side: to waggle one's head.
n.
3. a waggling motion.
[1585–95; wag + -le]
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waggle


Past participle: waggled
Gerund: waggling

Imperative
waggle
waggle
Present
I waggle
you waggle
he/she/it waggles
we waggle
you waggle
they waggle
Preterite
I waggled
you waggled
he/she/it waggled
we waggled
you waggled
they waggled
Present Continuous
I am waggling
you are waggling
he/she/it is waggling
we are waggling
you are waggling
they are waggling
Present Perfect
I have waggled
you have waggled
he/she/it has waggled
we have waggled
you have waggled
they have waggled
Past Continuous
I was waggling
you were waggling
he/she/it was waggling
we were waggling
you were waggling
they were waggling
Past Perfect
I had waggled
you had waggled
he/she/it had waggled
we had waggled
you had waggled
they had waggled
Future
I will waggle
you will waggle
he/she/it will waggle
we will waggle
you will waggle
they will waggle
Future Perfect
I will have waggled
you will have waggled
he/she/it will have waggled
we will have waggled
you will have waggled
they will have waggled
Future Continuous
I will be waggling
you will be waggling
he/she/it will be waggling
we will be waggling
you will be waggling
they will be waggling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been waggling
you have been waggling
he/she/it has been waggling
we have been waggling
you have been waggling
they have been waggling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been waggling
you will have been waggling
he/she/it will have been waggling
we will have been waggling
you will have been waggling
they will have been waggling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been waggling
you had been waggling
he/she/it had been waggling
we had been waggling
you had been waggling
they had been waggling
Conditional
I would waggle
you would waggle
he/she/it would waggle
we would waggle
you would waggle
they would waggle
Past Conditional
I would have waggled
you would have waggled
he/she/it would have waggled
we would have waggled
you would have waggled
they would have waggled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.waggle - causing to move repeatedly from side to sidewaggle - causing to move repeatedly from side to side
wag, shake
agitation - the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
Verb1.waggle - move from side to sidewaggle - move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"
wag
jiggle, joggle, wiggle - move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
2.waggle - move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motionwaggle - move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
wamble
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
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waggle

verb wag, wiggle, wave, shake, flutter, wobble, oscillate He was waggling his toes in his socks.
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waggle

verb
1. To move to and fro vigorously and usually repeatedly:
switch, wag, wave.
2. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:
beat, flap, flitter, flop, flutter, wave.
3. To move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to side:
squiggle, squirm, wiggle, worm, wriggle, writhe.
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Translations
هَزَّهيَهُز، يَهْتَز
vippevippenvrikkevrikken
billegbillegés
dilla, vingsa sér, vaggarugg, rykkir, vagg
kraipymaskraipytikrusčiojimaskrusčioti
kustēšanāskustētieskustināšanakustinātšūpošana
kývať
salla masalla mak

waggle

[ˈwægl]
A. N [of finger] → movimiento m; [of hips] → contoneo m, meneo m
B. VT [+ finger] → agitar; [+ hips] → contonear, menear; [+ tail] → sacudir, menear
he can waggle his ears → puede mover las orejas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

waggle

[ˈwægəl]
vt [+ finger, toes, head] → remuer
vi → remuer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

waggle

vt → wackeln mit; tail → wedeln mit; (bird) → wippen mit; he waggled his loose tooth → er wackelte an dem lockeren Zahn
vi → wackeln; (tail) → wedeln; (of bird) → wippen
n with a waggle of her hips she left the stage → mit den Hüften wackelnd ging sie von der Bühne
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

waggle

[ˈwægl]
1. n with a waggle of her hips → ancheggiando
with a waggle of its tail → scodinzolando
2. vt (tail) → dimenare, agitare
to waggle one's hips → ancheggiare
3. vi → dimenarsi, agitarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

waggle

(ˈwӕgl) verb
to (cause to) move from side to side. She waggled her hips as she walked down the street; His beard waggled as he ate.
noun
such a movement.
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