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  • 11waggle — wagglingly, adv. /wag euhl/, v., waggled, waggling, n. v.i. 1. to wobble or shake, esp. while in motion: The ball waggled slowly to a stop. The leaves of the tree waggled in the wind. v.t. 2. to move up and down or from side to side in a short,… …

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  • 12waggle — 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

  • 13waggle — verb (I, T) to move something up and down or from side to side with short quick movements: Can you waggle your ears? waggle noun (C) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14waggle — verb Waggle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑finger …

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  • 15waggle — [[t]wæ̱g(ə)l[/t]] waggles, waggling, waggled V ERG If you waggle something, or if something waggles, it moves up and down or from side to side with short quick movements. [V n] He was waggling his toes in his socks... His hand waggled beneath… …

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  • 16waggle — 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 …

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  • 17waggle — I. verb (waggled; waggling) Etymology: frequentative of 1wag Date: 1588 intransitive verb to reel, sway, or move from side to side ; wag transitive verb to move frequently one way and the other ; wag • waggly …

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  • 18waggle dance — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A dance performed by honeybees indicating source and location of a good source …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 19waggle dance — a series of patterned movements performed by a scouting bee, communicating to other bees of the colony the direction and distance of a food source or hive site. * * * …

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  • 20waggle — 1. verb /ˈwaɡəl/ To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble. The Mole waggled his toes from sheer happiness, spread his chest with a sigh of full contentment, and leaned back blissfully into the soft cushions. 2 …

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