The Mole waggled his toes from sheer happiness, spread his chest with a sigh of full contentment, and leaned back blissfully into the soft cushions.
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Waggle
//ˈwaɡəl//
Synonyms for "waggle" (47 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (14)
Related words (23)
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Translations
21 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- поклащам verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
Czech
4 entries- kmitat verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
- kvedlat verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
- mávat verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
- vrtět verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
French
1 entries- frétiller verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
German
2 entries- wackeln verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
- wedeln verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
Japanese
3 entries- ぐらぐら動かす verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
- 動かす verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
- 振る verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
Māori
4 entries- mānānana verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
- nenei verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
- pīonioni verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
- tīonioni verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
Portuguese
2 entries- agitar verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
- sacudir verb (move with short, quick motions; wobble)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Oscar turned to someone who wasn't there and waggled his head. "Hoo, boy," he said.
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I know you by the waggling of your head.
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Why do you go Nodding and Waggling so like a Fool, as if you were Hipshot? says the Goose to her Gosselin.
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