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noun

plural of waggle

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of waggle

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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Pre-shot routines such as Patrick Cantlay’s foot-shuffling and Brian Harman’s waggles have driven golf fans up a wall. — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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Noun

The film is directed by David Ayer, a purveyor of wild action flicks and ballads of masculinity; the screenplay is the debut effort of Cameron Alexander.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
No, this film is not a perfect homage to 1970s tough-guy action flicks.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of flicks

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The Twitch Like wags or swishes, occasional sharp twitches of the tail are no cause for alarm for you, the hunter.

— Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
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.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of wags

Verb

Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
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

Definition of twitches

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Locally, the impact will be felt mostly within its circles where sentiment swings on the outcome of the next football game.

— Mac Engel September 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Spider-Man swings across the skyline, saves the city and disappears before anyone can ask him to explain himself.

— Nicole DuBois, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of swings

Verb

That will change slightly in 2027, when the MLS calendar switches to a summer-to-spring season.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The swift rebound when a nation switches from a wobbling to hard currency is a scenario Hanke has witnessed many times before in his adventures as the Money Doctor.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

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