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waggles 1 of 2

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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waggles

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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

And that's no knock on budget horror flicks, some of which are truly amazing.

— Matthew Razak, Space.com, 26 July 2026
Set within the breathtaking Ka`a`awa Valley, the locations of many Hollywood flicks & TV series, and World War II bunkers were filmed at Kualoa Ranch & Private Nature Reserve on the island of Oahu.

— Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026

Definition of flicks

Verb

The robot flaps five to six times a second to maintain flight.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 July 2026
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, 6 July 2026

Definition of flaps

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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.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Many critics, political pundits, and wags asked, somewhat rhetorically, whether anyone in the administration recalls how handing the responsibility of nuclear weaponry over to machines turned out in the Terminator movies.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026

Definition of wags

Verb

Carried by a supreme cast including Demet Özdemir, Kaan Yildirim, İlhan Şen, and Sarp Bozkurt, the film swings between belief, hope, and dissolution.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
When Roman LeVine, 7, eagerly swings at a water balloon, his mom Nicole LeVine pauses to take a video.

— Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of swings

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The World Cup has come to an end, so the focus for fans immediately switches back to transfers and domestic football.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 22 July 2026
In her dual role, Chastain switches seamlessly between her two personas while the rest of the family struggles to keep track of who’s who.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of switches

Verb

From a fringed mullet, to a blonde buzz cut, bobs in various lengths, micro bangs, and even a shade of citrus—Kristen Stewart’s looks are always executed with an edge.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Her head bobs gently, then sharply tilts at specific moments, particularly when certain words cut through the stream of conversation.

— Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026

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