[syn: wamble, waggle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Waggle \Wag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waggled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Waggling.]
To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird
waggles his tail.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Waggle \Wag"gle\, n.
A waggling or wagging; specif. (Golf), the preliminary
swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the
line of the proposed stroke.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Waggle \Wag"gle\, v. i. [Freq. of wag; cf. D. waggelen, G.
wackeln.]
To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a
wagging motion; to waddle.
[1913 Webster]
Why do you go nodding and waggling so? --L'Estrange.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
waggle
n 1: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: wag,
waggle, shake]
v 1: move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"
[syn: wag, waggle]
2: move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion [syn:
wamble, waggle]