waggling
The word “waggling” has 2 syllables: wag-gling
It's pronounced as /ˈwæɡlɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for waggling?
In the thesaurus, “waggling” has 29 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for waggling along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for waggling
- beating
- bobbing
- flailing
- flapping
- flickering
- flicking
- flopping
- fluttering
- jerking
- jigging
- jiggling
- jogging
- joggling
- jolting
- lashing
- nodding
- oscillating
- rocking
- shaking
- swaying
- swinging
- swishing
- switching
- twitching
- wagging
- wavering
- waving
- whipping
- wiggling
Meanings of waggling
- verb
- To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
- To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
- noun
- The act of something being waggled.
Example Sentences
- The butterfly danced in the air, waggling its delicate wings in the sunlight.
- The toddler amused everyone by waggling his fingers in a playful greeting.
- The dog expressed its excitement by waggling its tail vigorously upon seeing its owner.
- During the parade, the clown entertained the crowd by waggling a giant, colorful balloon.
- As the bird landed on the branch, it started waggling its beak, searching for insects.
On this page you'll find 29 synonyms or another words to waggling, such as: beating, bobbing, flailing, flapping, flickering, flicking, flopping.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
wabbling
- agitating
- aquiver
- atremble
- aversion
- avoidance
- backing down
- balancing
- beating
- blundering
- bucketing
- bucking
- careening
- chattering
- consideration
- considering
- convulsing
- convulsive
- dallying
- dawdling
- debate
- debating
- delay
- delaying
- deliberating
- deliberation
- disinclination
- dithering
- doddering
- doubt
- equivocating
- equivocation
- faintheartedness
- faltering
- fence-sitting
- flickering
- floundering
- fluctuating
- fluttering
- halting
- hanging back
- hawing
- hedging
- hemming
- hesitance
- hesitancy
- hesitating
- hesitation
- hitching
- hobbling
- incertitude
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- indetermination
- indisposition
- irresolution
- jerking
- jiggling
- joggling
- jolting
- jouncing
- juddering
- lingering
- lurching
- misgiving
- oscillating
- palpitating
- pause
- pausing
- pit-a-patting
- pitching
- pitter-pattering
- pondering
- procrastinating
- procrastination
- pulsating
- pulsing
- pussyfooting
- quaking
- quavering
- quavery
- quivering
- reeling
- reluctance
- rocking
- rocky
- rolling
- scrupling
- second thought
- seesawing
- shaking
- shaky
- shilly-shally
- shilly-shallying
- shivering
- shivery
- shuddering
- shuddery
- shyness
- staggering
- staggery
- stumbling
- swaying
- swinging
- teetering
- thrilling
- throbbing
- timidity
- timidness
- toddling
- tossing
- tottering
- tottery
- trembling
- trembly
- tremulous
- tumbling
- twitching
- uncertainness
- uncertainty
- undulating
- unstable
- unsteady
- unwillingness
- vacillating
- vacillation
- vibrating
- wabbly
- waddling
- waffling
- wagging
- waggling
- waiting
- wavering
- wavery
- waving
- weaving
- weighing
- wiggling
- wobbly
wagging
- babbling
- beat
- beating
- blabbering
- blabbing
- bob
- bobbing
- bobbling
- circulating
- confiding
- disclosing
- dishing
- divulging
- dropping
- ducking
- fish-tail
- flailing
- flapping
- flickering
- flicking
- flopping
- flutter
- fluttering
- gossiping
- hinting
- implying
- informing
- insinuating
- intimating
- jerking
- jigging
- jiggling
- jogging
- joggling
- jolting
- jouncing
- lash
- lashing
- letting on
- move side to side
- nod
- nodding
- oscillate
- oscillating
- pumping
- quiver
- reporting
- revealing
- rock
- rocking
- rumoring
- seesawing
- shake
- shaking
- shimmy
- snitching
- spilling
- spilling the beans
- squealing
- stir
- suggesting
- sway
- swaying
- swing
- swinging
- swishing
- switch
- switching
- talking
- tattling
- telling
- twitch
- twitching
- undulating
- vibrate
- wabbling
- waggle
- waggling
- wave
- wavering
- waving
- whipping
- wiggling
- wobbling
zigzag
- avoid
- bending
- bent
- circling
- circuitous
- coiled
- coiling
- corkscrew
- crazy
- crinkled
- crooked
- curled
- curling
- curved
- curving
- curvy
- deflect
- devious
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- erratic
- escape
- evade
- fluctuating
- indirect
- irregular
- jagged
- jink
- looping
- meandering
- oscillating
- parry
- rambling
- roundabout
- serpentine
- serrated
- shirk
- sidestep
- sinuous
- skirt
- slalom
- slide
- slip
- snaking
- spiral
- spiraling
- spiralling
- swirling
- tortuous
- transverse
- turn
- twisted
- twisting
- undulating
- uneven
- waggling
- wandering
- weave
- winding
- windy
- zigzagging