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Waggled      
·Impf & ·p.p. of Waggle.
waggle         
  • Workers of ''Apis mellifera carnica'' on honeycomb
  • Asian honeybees]] (darker abdomen) and [[European honeybee]] (red marked) learning each others "dialects" of the waggle dance.
PARTICULAR FIGURE-EIGHT DANCE OF THE HONEY BEE
Bee dance; Waggledance; Waggle Dance; Honeybee dance; Waggle; Dance of bees
I. v. n.
Tottle, toddle, waddle.
II. v. a.
Wag, shake, move one way and the other.
waggle         
  • Workers of ''Apis mellifera carnica'' on honeycomb
  • Asian honeybees]] (darker abdomen) and [[European honeybee]] (red marked) learning each others "dialects" of the waggle dance.
PARTICULAR FIGURE-EIGHT DANCE OF THE HONEY BEE
Bee dance; Waggledance; Waggle Dance; Honeybee dance; Waggle; Dance of bees
¦ verb move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down.
?swing (a golf club) loosely to and fro over the ball before playing a shot.
¦ noun an act of waggling.
Derivatives
waggler noun
waggly adjective
Origin
C16: frequentative of wag1.
Esempi dal corpus di testo per WAGGLED
1. He waggled his hand under his chin to suggest he liked giving speeches.
2. He waggled his tonsils like a maid ringing a red–ribboned handbell for tea.
3. Even my local junkie perked up when he first saw the buggy. ‘Baby!‘ he croaked, and waggled his better arm.
4. "I take it you do not accept you waggled it around or masturbated your penis at the table?" asked Mr Greaney.
5. On the other side of the road a herd of buffalo waggled their ears as matatu taxis hurtled to and fro.