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• wag|gle — «WAG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.t., v.i. to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side; wag. –n. a waggling motion. ╂[< wag1 + le. Compare etym. under wiggle. (Cf. ↑wiggle)] …   Useful english dictionary

• gle — adan·gle; ae·gle; ajan·gle; ajin·gle; an·gle·ber·ry; An·gle·doz·er; an·gle·sey; an·gle·site; an·gle·ton; an·gle·twitch; ar·gle; ar·gle bar·gle; atin·gle; bo·gle; bun·gle·some; bur·gle; can·gle; cin·gle; com·min·gle; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle;… …   English syllables

• wag — scal·a·wag; scal·a·wag·gery; tal·ly·wag; wag·el; wag·gel; wag·ger; wag·gery; wag·gish; wag·gly; wag·gon; wag·gy; wag·ner·esque; wag·ne·ri·an·ism; wag·ner·ism; wag·ner; wag·on·age; wag·on·ette; wag·on·ful; wag·on·man; wag; wag·gle; wag·ne·ri·an;… …   English syllables

• waggle — wag·gle …   English syllables

• waggle — wag|gle [ wægl ] verb intransitive or transitive to move up and down or from side to side with short quick movements, or make something move that way: Roger waggled his eyebrows suggestively. ╾ wag|gle noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• waggle — wag|gle [ˈwægəl] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: wag] to move something up and down or from side to side using short quick movements = ↑wiggle ▪ Can you waggle your ears? >waggle n [singular] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• waggle — wag•gle [[t]ˈwæg əl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to wobble or shake, esp. while in motion 2) to move up and down or from side to side: to waggle one s head[/ex] 3) a waggling motion • Etymology: 1585–95; wag+ le …   From formal English to slang

• 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Waggled — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English