waggle — to move quickly from side to side with small movements
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to move quickly from side to side with small movements
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwæɡəl/
Korean meaning: 좌우로 빠르게 흔들다, 살랑살랑 움직이다
Korean pronunciation: 왁-글 (강세: 왁)
Example Sentences
- The teacher waggled her pen at the noisy students like a magic wand
- He waggled his eyebrows suggestively when she mentioned the surprise party
- The golf instructor told him to waggle the club before swinging
waggle
VERB//ˈwæɡəl//
to move quickly from side to side with small movements
💡 Concept
Dog's tail waggling with excitement
🎵 Rhyme
The puppy's waggle makes me wiggle with giggles!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈwæɡəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈwæɡəl/
🌳Etymology
Rootwag
Suffix--gle
Origin
16세기에 'wag'(흔들다)에서 파생된 단어로, 반복적이고 작은 흔들림을 표현하기 위해 '-gle' 접미사가 붙었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
gigglewigglejiggle
giggle
wiggle
jiggle
🔗Collocations
waggle dance
waggle one's finger
waggle the hips
tail waggle
waggle back and forth
eyebrow waggle
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The teacher waggled her pen at the noisy students like a magic wand”
😄 Fun example
“He waggled his eyebrows suggestively when she mentioned the surprise party”
“The golf instructor told him to waggle the club before swinging”
“She waggled her fingers at the baby, making him giggle with delight”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
wigglewagjiggleshakeflutter
Antonyms
stillsteadymotionless
Related
wobbleswayoscillatevibrate
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