waggle
/ˈwæɡəl/
verb
- To move something quickly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down.
- The puppy waggled its tail when it saw its owner.
- He waggled the key in the lock to try to get it to open.
- She waggled her finger at the children to scold them playfully.
- To move or cause to move with a quick, side-to-side motion, especially in a playful or unsteady way.
- His loose tooth waggled when he touched it with his tongue.
- The duck waggled as it walked across the grass.
- The old chair waggled whenever someone sat on it.
Antonyms
noun
- A quick, side-to-side or up-and-down movement.
- The dog gave a happy waggle of its tail.
- The golfer practiced a small waggle before taking the swing.
- With a waggle of his eyebrows, he signaled that he was joking.