waggle

Plural: waggles

Noun

• causing to move repeatedly from side to side
• An instance of waggling.
• A wobbling motion.
• The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.

Verb

Verb Forms: waggled, waggling, waggles

• To move or cause to move with short, quick, oscillating movements.
• move from side to side
• move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
• To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
• To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness.
• To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.

Examples

• Give the cable a waggle to let it come out quicker.
• He began to waggle his finger impatiently as his opponent pondered a simple two-letter word.

Synonyms

shake, wag, wamble

Anagrams of waggle