WAGGLE


Meaning of WAGGLE in English

I. ˈwa-gəl verb

( wag·gled ; wag·gling -g(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: frequentative of wag (I)

Date: 1588

intransitive verb

: to reel, sway, or move from side to side : wag

transitive verb

: to move frequently one way and the other : wag

• wag·gly -g(ə-)lē adjective

II. noun

Date: circa 1866

1. : an instance of waggling : a jerky motion back and forth or up and down

2. : a preliminary swinging of a golf club head back and forth over the ball before the swing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.