as in to flap
to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions
the rabbit waggled its ears and hopped away
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Recent Examples of waggle
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2023
The younger Yaz’s pre-swing bat waggle was the topic, hitting coach Justin Viele said.
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Susan Slusser,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Mar. 2023
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
The crimson tips of giant tube worms waggled in the current, tangling around clusters of mussels.
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Maya Wei-Haas,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Noun
The silence of the forest might be interrupted with a siren salute from a passing law enforcement helicopter, or a wing waggle from firefighting aircraft passing en route to a fire.
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Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2023
The younger Yaz’s pre-swing bat waggle was the topic, hitting coach Justin Viele said.
—
Susan Slusser,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
Pointing at his own eyes, pointing at someone else’s eyes, whipping it left, whipping it right, waggling it to his lips.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
The crimson tips of giant tube worms waggled in the current, tangling around clusters of mussels.
—
Maya Wei-Haas,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waggle
Noun
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True to cargo-pant form, these capris have plenty of pockets, including two zippered side pockets and four flap cargo pockets deep enough to hold small essentials.
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But where some insiders fretted about the social blowback, Jenkins knew the flap was priceless marketing for the brand.
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Right-back Jean-Kevin Duverne did brilliantly to beat his man and send in a low cross that Lenny Joseph tried to flick into the net, the ball going in off Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou for an own goal.
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Boxed into the corner by two Americans, Güler flicked the ball perfectly between Pulisic's legs and ran around him, creating the space necessary to start the final sequence.
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Ever since the infamous finger-wag at LSU, Clark has dominated Angel Reese.
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Moreover, if Griffin stepped into public life now, the cynical wags in finance would declare the reason obvious—his hedge fund’s returns have been sagging.
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There is something cultish about that idea — the player who tends not to start but has the knack to appear later on with antennae twitching, ready to seize the day and alter the course of a match.
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Leon Stetson was allegedly twitching, so officers moved him away from Carrie Stetson and started to render medical aid.
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These walls, activated by shooting a switch, permanently block pathways for the remainder of the round, dynamically altering gameplay.
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And perhaps most significantly Iran has discovered this new muscle, the use of turning the Strait on and off with the flip of a switch.
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Any behavior requires a coordinated action across the brain—swing a baseball bat, complete a math problem—and the more the action is repeated, the more the associated neural pathways will strengthen.
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Ryan returned the favor in the fourth, getting Dalton Rushing, Freeland and Ohtani to all swing and miss.
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Saints peppered Trick with punches in the corner, but Trick gave Ricky a little wiggle and answered with strikes of his own.
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Swain boasts what feels like hours of film of unassisted buckets, with so much wiggle and creativity at his size.
Verb
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The Western Ghats mountains tumble down the west coast of India like a breaking wave, swishing through six states and across nearly 1,000 miles.
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When the play ends, as Kris Jenkins bends over a bit at the waist to watch his work of art swish its way into history, Mikal Bridges dashes onto the court and Josh Hart full scale piggy backs onto Phil Booth.
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“Waggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waggle. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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