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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In the canonical metaphorical example, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and the cascading sequence of atmospheric perturbations leads to a tornado in Texas.—
Dan Garisto,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025 -
That goes for Jimmy Kimmel and for anybody who flaps their gums for a living.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In September 2025, Lupe shared another photo on Instagram of the two kissing outside of her husband's art show, as well as some flicks of the gallery itself.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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But horror flicks since 2001 have been revolutionary in their own way, using technology and modern issues to examine the darker sides of humanity.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Gino wags his finger at his estranged wife, Natalie begins to approach Jasmine.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Learn why the world wags and what wags it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
Verb
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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 questions ask them about the society in general and the tone of the times shifts when the majority swings one way or the other.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the tone swings between sour and sweet, grounded and silly, and the jokes run more broadly wacky than precise or original.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her connection to Grace shows the universality of issues among women, and switches the often fraught relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law on its head.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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If a team switches frequently in and out of tempo plays, scouts can bring that back to coaches, who will install similar periods in practice.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
27 Aug. 2025
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But sometimes even icons need to switch things up a bit—cue the dizzying array of flippy waves, shags, and bobs over the years.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Waggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waggles. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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