waggle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun causing to move repeatedly from side to side
    wag; shake.
  2. verb move from side to side
    wag.
    • The happy dog wagged his tail
  3. verb move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
    wamble.

WordNet

Wag"gle intransitive verb
Etymology
Freq. of wag; cf. D. waggelen, G. wackeln.
Definitions
  1. To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
    Why do you go nodding and waggling so? L'Estrange.
Wag"gle transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Waggled ; present participle & verbal noun Waggling
Definitions
  1. To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird waggles his tail.

Webster 1913