Thesaurus results for WAGGLING

waggling

verb

present participle of waggle

as in flapping

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 waggling When LaBeija, as Gus the Theatre Cat, finally strolled onstage to revisit his glory days, waggling his long, polished claws, a younger Gus (Jonathan Burke) appeared, like a mirror dancing toward him. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026 And thanks to social media videos of their head-tilting, leg waggling antics, these web-slingers are in high demand. — Alina Hartounian, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025

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Verb

Despite Sarah’s flapping her cardigan in the air like a hungover color-guard girl at a homecoming parade, the hapless Irish naval men sent to save her remained beyond the bobbing waves.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Maybe the manager didn’t feel like flapping their arms to dry them, seeing as how the cookline handwash sink didn’t have paper towels or a blower.

— David J. Neal July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of flapping

Verb

Within a few minutes, Hutchinson has his mobile out, happily flicking through the screensavers.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
His violent men — Scott’s sinister dad and Melton’s sad one — light cigarettes by flicking matches on their ears and teeth.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of flicking

Verb

Sunday, wagging its tail and barking once, as Schmidt came out to meet the officer, Brandon Foster-Todd, the officer's body camera shows.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026
Though the Colonel had many enemies, the violence of his death shocks the sleepy village and starts the tongues of the local gossips wagging.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026

Definition of wagging

Verb

Despite Sarah’s flapping her cardigan in the air like a hungover color-guard girl at a homecoming parade, the hapless Irish naval men sent to save her remained beyond the bobbing waves.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Rapp and his crewmate, Suzanne Driscoll, hoisted a lobster trap marked by a bobbing buoy from the Casco Bay.

— Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of bobbing

Verb

Just days before the fireworks and the flag waving of July 4, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) quietly asked Maryland regulators for permission to take more money out of its customers’ pockets.

— Tyrone E. Keys Jr, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
Syrians gathered around the court in Damascus, chanting, clapping and waving the Syrian flag as news of the sentences spread.

— Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of waving

Verb

Rinse the blueberries under cold running water, gently swishing them around with your hands to ensure all the berries are exposed to water.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
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.

— Susan D'Arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026

Definition of swishing

Verb

When every system touches every other, containment means switching the business off.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Its four beamforming mics deliver crystal-clear voice clarity during outdoor phone calls, while Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair ensure effortless device switching.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of switching

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