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waggled

waggled is the simple past and past participle of waggle.

Meaning of waggle

Verb

waggle (third-person singular simple present waggles, present participle waggling, simple past and past participle waggled)

  1. (transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
    • 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.1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness.
  3. (intransitive) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
    • I know you by the waggling of your head.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Questions about waggled

What is waggled the simple past and past participle of?
Waggled is the simple past and past participle of waggle.

Words near waggled in the dictionary

  1. waggishly
  2. waggishness
  3. waggle
  4. waggle dance
  5. waggle dances
  6. waggled
  7. waggler
  8. wagglers
  9. waggles
  10. waggletail
  11. wagglier

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