waggle
An instance of wagglingAn instance of waggling.
» Tom waggled his finger at Mary.
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3 sensesAn instance of waggling.
A wobbling motion.
Give the cable a waggle to let it come out quicker.
The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.
- causing to move repeatedly from side to side
Examples
3 sentencesTom waggled his finger at Mary.
Lulled by the cart's waggling and dead tired, Tom fell asleep.
ruУбаюканный покачиванием телеги и сморенный усталостью, Том заснул. — odexed
On approach, the comet's tail waggled as it interacted with the magnetic field of the Sun's atmosphere.
Origin
From Middle English wagelen (attested in wagelyng), possibly a borrowing of Middle Low GerFrom Middle English wagelen (attested in wagelyng), possibly a borrowing of Middle Low German wagelen; equivalent to wag + -le (“(frequentative)”). Compare continental equivalents Middle High German wacken ( > Danish vakle, German wackeln), Swedish vagla, West Frisian waggelje, Low German wackeln, Dutch waggelen.
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