waggle
2 synonyms for waggle, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To move something with brief, rapid motions; to shake unsteadily.
Synonyms
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wamble
wag
Etymology
Comes from Middle English wagelen (attested in wagelyng), possibly borrowed from Middle Low German wagelen; equivalent to wag + -le (“(frequentative)”). Compare the continental equivalents Middle High German wacken (which gives Danish vakle and German wackeln), Swedish vagla, West Frisian waggelje, Low German wackeln,...
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