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waggle

UK/ˈwaɡəl/ uncommon
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

move from side to side

  • “The happy dog wagged his tail”
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2.

move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

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noun

1.

causing to move repeatedly from side to side

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Origin

From 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.

Phrases

  • joystick waggler
  • waggle dance

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