waggle
11waggle — wag|gle [ˈwægəl] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: wag] to move something up and down or from side to side using short quick movements = ↑wiggle ▪ Can you waggle your ears? >waggle n [singular] …
12waggle — verb (I, T) to move something up and down or from side to side with short quick movements: Can you waggle your ears? waggle noun (C) …
13waggle — verb Waggle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑finger …
14waggle — [[t]wæ̱g(ə)l[/t]] waggles, waggling, waggled V ERG If you waggle something, or if something waggles, it moves up and down or from side to side with short quick movements. [V n] He was waggling his toes in his socks... His hand waggled beneath… …
15waggle — wag•gle [[t]ˈwæg əl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to wobble or shake, esp. while in motion 2) to move up and down or from side to side: to waggle one s head[/ex] 3) a waggling motion • Etymology: 1585–95; wag+ le …
16Waggle dance — is a term used in beekeeping and ethology for a particular figure eight dance of the honey bee. By performing this dance, successful foragers can share with their hive mates information about the direction and distance to patches of flowers… …
17waggle — I. verb (waggled; waggling) Etymology: frequentative of 1wag Date: 1588 intransitive verb to reel, sway, or move from side to side ; wag transitive verb to move frequently one way and the other ; wag • waggly …
18waggle — 1. verb /ˈwaɡəl/ 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. 2 …
19waggle — Synonyms and related words: beat, bob, bobble, careen, coggle, dangle, fluctuate, flutter, lash, librate, lurch, nutate, oscillate, pendulate, pitch, reel, resonate, rock, roll, shake, squirm, swag, sway, swing, swinging, switch, toss, twist and… …
20waggle — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wag, play back and forth, sway, shimmy; see wiggle . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To move to and fro vigorously and usually repeatedly: switch, wag1, wave. See REPETITION. 2. To move (one s arms or wings, for example)… …
