waggled; waggling
ˈwa-g(ə-)liŋ 
: to reel, sway, or move from side to side : wag
: to move frequently one way and the other : wag
1
: an instance of waggling : a jerky motion back and forth or up and down
2
: a preliminary swinging of a golf club head back and forth over the ball before the swing
Examples of waggle in a Sentence
Verb
He can waggle his ears.
He can make his ears waggle.
Noun
a quick waggle of her head to indicate “no”
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Alina Hartounian, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The crimson tips of giant tube worms waggled in the current, tangling around clusters of mussels.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Already Guerrero seems to be able to convey of-the-moment phrasings and character directions with a few emphatic motions—a roller-coaster swoop here, a waggle of the fingers there—and get an immediate response from the choristers.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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
The crimson tips of giant tube worms waggled in the current, tangling around clusters of mussels.
—Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Noun
Researchers found that the receivers of the dance weren’t just following the direction and distance indicated by the waggle dance.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Already Guerrero seems to be able to convey of-the-moment phrasings and character directions with a few emphatic motions—a roller-coaster swoop here, a waggle of the fingers there—and get an immediate response from the choristers.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Waggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waggle. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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