waggle

v. (使)不停地来回摇动, 摇摆 n. 摇动, 摇摆

发音

UK /ˈwaɡəl/
其它

词形变化

waggles 复数 waggles waggled waggles 三单 waggling waggling 现在分词 waggled 过去式 waggled 过去分词

别名

woggle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An instance of waggling.

  2. 2.

    A wobbling motion.

    Give the cable a waggle to let it come out quicker.

  3. 3.

    The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.

    体育
v.
  1. 1.

    To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

shake wag

上位词 1

agitation
动词

同义词 2

wag wamble

上位词 4

move wiggle jiggle joggle

相关短语

waggle dance waggle dances

词源

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.

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