Waggle

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈwaÉ¡É™l/Rhymes: -æɡəl

Origin

wag + -le("(frequentative)"). Compare continental equivalents Middle High German wacken ( >

Danish vakle, German wackeln), Swedish vagla, West Frisian waggelje, Low German wackeln, Dutch waggelen.

Full definition of waggle

Verb

1. (transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
• 1908: Kenneth Grahame, The Mole waggled his toes from sheer happiness, spread his chest with a sigh of full contentment, and leaned back blissfully into the soft cushions.
2. (intransitive) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
• L'EstrangeWhy do you go nodding and waggling so?

Derived terms

• joystick waggler
• waggle dance
• waggly
• waggler
• woggle

Noun

1. a wobbling motion