Waggle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

causing to move repeatedly from side to side

move from side to side

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈæɡəl/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈaɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈaɡəl/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈæɡəl/.

Examples

The happy dog wagged his tail

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shake wamble wag

Parts of Speech

noun	causing to move repeatedly from side to side
verb	move from side to side “The happy dog wagged his tail”
verb	move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

Word Forms

wag	verb	move from side to side
waggle	verb	move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
shake	verb	move back and forth or sideways
wag	noun	causing to move repeatedly from side to side
waggle	noun	causing to move repeatedly from side to side

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wackeln

was zu wiederholten Bewegungen von einer Seite zur anderen führt

🇫🇷French

remuer

provoquant des mouvements répétés d'un côté à l'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

menear

haciendo que se mueva repetidamente de un lado a otro

🇮🇹Italian

agitare

costringendolo a spostarsi ripetutamente da un lato all'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

wiebelen

waardoor het herhaaldelijk heen en weer beweegt

🇵🇹Portuguese

balançar

fazendo com que se mova repetidamente de um lado para o outro

🇷🇺Russian

вилять

заставляя неоднократно двигаться из стороны в сторону

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोलन

जिसके कारण बार-बार एक ओर से दूसरी ओर जाना पड़ता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নড়াচড়া

পাশ থেকে পাশ থেকে বারবার সরানোর কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அலைதல்

பக்கத்திலிருந்து பக்கமாக மீண்டும் மீண்டும் நகர்த்துவதற்கு காரணமாகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊగిపోవు

దీనివల్ల పక్క నుంచి పదే పదే కదులుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळ

वारंवार बाजूकडून दुसरीकडे हलवण्यास कारणीभूत ठरते

🇮🇳Gujarati

હલનચલન

એક બાજુથી બીજી બાજુ વારંવાર ખસેડવાનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲುಗಾಡಿಸು

ಅಕ್ಕಪಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಚಲಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലയുക

വശങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് വശത്തേക്ക് ആവർത്തിച്ച് നീങ്ങാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਿੱਲਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਵਾਰ-ਵਾਰ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلچل

بار بار ایک طرف سے دوسری طرف منتقل کرنے کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摇摆

导致反复左右移动

🇯🇵Japanese

ワグル

左右に繰り返し動くことを引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

흔들기

반복적으로 좌우로 움직이게 만듭니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lắc lư

gây ra sự di chuyển liên tục từ bên này sang bên kia

🇹🇭Thai

โยกตัว

ทำให้เกิดการเคลื่อนตัวจากด้านหนึ่งไปอีกด้านซ้ำแล้วซ้ำอีก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggoyangkan

menyebabkan bergerak berulang kali dari sisi ke sisi

🇵🇭Filipino

kumawag

nagiging sanhi ng paulit-ulit na paglipat mula sa gilid patungo sa gilid

🇲🇾Malay

bergoyang

menyebabkan bergerak berulang kali dari sisi ke sisi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهادى

مما يسبب التحرك مرارا وتكرارا من جانب إلى آخر

🇮🇷Persian

تکان دادن

باعث حرکت مکرر از سمتی به سمت دیگر می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sallanmak

tekrar tekrar bir yandan diğer yana hareket etmeye neden oluyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

מכשכש

גורם לנוע שוב ושוב מצד לצד

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The primary meaning of 'waggle' is 'causing to move repeatedly from side to side'.

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