as in flaps
a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down
a quick waggle of her head to indicate "no"
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as in flicks
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 Synonyms for waggles
Verb
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That goes for Jimmy Kimmel and for anybody who flaps their gums for a living.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025 -
To clean your garbage disposal, Lane suggests starting by cleaning the rubber flaps by using dish soap and a brush or an old toothbrush to scrub the rubber flaps that line the disposal.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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The 1984 season is an homage to slasher flicks from the age of Aqua Net, the films that attracted mainstream mass audiences to the genre with shock and awe.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Once again Hallmark is ushering us into cozy season with a lineup of brand-new Fall Into Love flicks, including one that has gone to the birds.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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As Gino wags his finger at his estranged wife, Natalie begins to approach Jasmine.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
14 Aug. 2025
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Because that pendulum swings the other way, too.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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Libra season swings you back and forth, packing your schedule.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Though the kitchen switches up the presentation seasonally, on my visit, these tender little pillows floated in a delicate tomatoey broth alongside chunks of local Louisiana crab.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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By replacing silicon with a magnetic semiconductor, the team created a device that not only switches current but can also store information.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
27 Aug. 2025
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But sometimes even icons need to switch things up a bit—cue the dizzying array of flippy waves, shags, and bobs over the years.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Waggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waggles. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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