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WAGGLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Causing to move repeatedly from side to side

Synonyms:

shake; wag; waggle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("waggle" is a kind of...):

agitation (the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously))

Derivation:

waggle (move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion)

waggle (move from side to side)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

Synonyms:

waggle; wamble

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "waggle" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

waggle (causing to move repeatedly from side to side)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Move from side to side

Example:

The happy dog wagged his tail

Synonyms:

wag; waggle

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "waggle" is one way to...):

jiggle; joggle; wiggle (move to and fro)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

waggle (causing to move repeatedly from side to side)

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