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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The structure flaps its wings when powered by electricity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026 -
View gallery - 7 images A wooden dragon sculpture that gently flaps its wings has become a crowd-funding hit, but after seeing the traditional handcrafted work that's been put into every single model, making each one unique, the value of such a piece becomes strikingly clear.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The first of the month, as always, delivers a load of new content to Netflix, including the Riddick flicks, the Rocky movies, and more.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Verb
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In the clip, the startled pup wags its tail and stands with the help of rescuers after it's pulled to safety.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Yet the gas tail still wags the dog.—
David Frykman,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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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
Verb
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The thought swings through her, like a burning stick through night air.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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In one sequence, Atlas shifts its weight and swings its leg forward to guide a ball smoothly across the floor.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
Verb
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In addition to Kleinschmidt, 44, and Baeumler, 48, who switches over to being a mentor after several seasons of judging, the new season welcomes Renovation Aloha's Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama as the main scrutinizers of the weekly makeovers.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Twenty lift motors handle takeoff and landing, then the aircraft switches to forward flight using its wings for better efficiency.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
Verb
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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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Just after lunchtime on a Saturday in November, a sea of purple braids bobs in unison, barely clearing the tops of the movie-theater seats behind them.—
Eliza Berman,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Waggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waggles. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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