Synonyms for waggle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : wag-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwæg əl

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wiggle

Définition of waggle

Origin : mid-15c., frequentative of wag (v.). Cf. Dutch waggelen "to waggle," Old High German wagon "to move, shake," German wackeln "to totter." Related: Waggled; waggling.

verb shake

Example sentences :

For instance, that night, all he did was to waggle his finger at me.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

At this rare praise he would straighten his shoulders and waggle his head.
Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber

And yet, however much it may waggle, a stone does fall to earth if you drop it.
Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence

I saw Wiggle just now in the dressing-room, talking to Waggle, his inseparable.
Extract from : « The Book of Snobs » by William Makepeace Thackeray

Bacchus is the divinity to whom Waggle devotes his especial worship.
Extract from : « The Book of Snobs » by William Makepeace Thackeray

Judge Priest's head began to waggle with little sidewise motions.
Extract from : « Back Home » by Irvin S. Cobb

I am not aware that anybody has yet explained the reason for the waggle.
Extract from : « The Soul of Golf » by Percy Adolphus Vaile

Speaking of the waggle, Mr. Travis is delightfully indefinite.
Extract from : « The Soul of Golf » by Percy Adolphus Vaile

She did not have to waggle it much before Miss Minnie took notice of her.
Extract from : « Carolyn of the Corners » by Ruth Belmore Endicott

Is it a crotchet or a quaver that has a waggle on the end of it?
Extract from : « I'll Leave It To You » by Noel Coward

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