as in to flap
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 waggle
Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2011
The younger Yaz’s pre-swing bat waggle was the topic, hitting coach Justin Viele said.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2023
Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2024
Longer waggle runs indicate longer distances, while the angle of the waggle's direction indicates direction.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2023
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Noun
One part of this process – the famous waggle dance – was discovered decades ago.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2011
The younger Yaz’s pre-swing bat waggle was the topic, hitting coach Justin Viele said.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2023
Verb
And Adem Bona was a whirling dervish of a double-double, dropping in an and-one layup as the Trojans tried to chip away into a second-half lead, slapping his bicep and waggling his tongue and visibly sucking the life out of Galen.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2024
Longer waggle runs indicate longer distances, while the angle of the waggle's direction indicates direction.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waggle
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Inspired by Western heritage, its design features a distinctive yoke, a vertical chest pocket, and two lower side-entry flap pockets, providing both style and practicality.Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Atlantis specializes in sourcing rare Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Hermès bags—from classic Chanel double flaps to hard-to-find Murakami x LV bags from the 2000s.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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The trend seems poised to continue: Jenkins says there are already three Popeye slasher flicks in the works.Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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Netflix has an abundance of documentaries to flick through.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Kobe's tail wags furiously as the pair are introduced, and the couple also keep a close hand on the larger dog just in case his excitement becomes too much.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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So Michigan is going to get away with the biggest on-field cheating scandal in the history of college football with nothing more than a finger wag and slap on the wrist, right?Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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As the omen begins to descend onto Karen’s house, the hairs of the mermaids’ arms stand up; their scales twitch in fear.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
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Not the American economy, which twitched from panic to triumph to panic and, in 1907, had to be bailed out with private funds from Morgan and his associates.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Making a decisive and strategic switch without going back and forth will save workers the need to learn and master multiple platforms and from feeling unsure as to how to best reach their colleagues and managers.Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Following Naeher’s retirement, a switch will have to happen.Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Brown swung on the rim for about a second afterward, then celebrated as Indiana called timeout.Jay King, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Newbury Boston swung open its doors in 2021 and quickly became a Boston favorite, and was even named the best hotel in Boston in the 2023 World's Best Awards.Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
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His next one went for 15, showing some impressive wiggle.Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Pintar is a 23-year-old center fielder who hit well in High A but was old for the level, and since a promotion to Double A at the start of July, he’s struggled to hit anything with a wiggle in it.The Athletic MLB Staff, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
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Of course, swish spas aboard cruise ships aren’t new.Susan B. Barnes, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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Murray crouched down for some extra coaxing of his heave from behind the half-court line, watched the ball sail on track toward the basket and — swish! — struck a pose right in front of the broadcast table.Dave Campbell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
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“Waggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waggle. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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