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Another word for waggle

Verb

  1. To move to and fro vigorously and usually repeatedly

    2. See also:

    repetition

  2. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down

    3. See also:

    repetition

  3. To move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to side

    4. See also:

    repetition

    move

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Another word for waggle

Verb
    2. See also:

    wiggle

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Sentence Examples

  • If you're wearing makeup instead of a mask, you may want to practice your tongue waggle to get in the act.

  • barefoot boys in Brooklyn were interrupted by an urgent angry waggle of his podgy hand.

  • The scientists watched the waggle dance occurring in a glass observation hive and identified recruits.

  • A few weeks later he rang me to say that the blank was ready for me to come and ' have a waggle ' .

  • waggle dance ' which is so fundamental to their species ' existence.

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