# waggle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈwaɡəl/ · frequency rank #87,981

## Definitions
1. To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
2. To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness.
3. To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.

## Etymology
From Middle English wagelen (attested in wagelyng), possibly a borrowing of Middle Low German wagelen; equivalent to wag + -le (“(frequentative)”). Compare continental equivalents Middle High German wacken ( > Danish vakle, German wackeln), Swedish vagla, West Frisian waggelje, Low German wackeln, Dutch waggelen.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/waggle