Waggle vs. Gaggle — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Waggle and Gaggle
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Waggle
To move (an attached part, for example) with short, quick motions
Waggled her foot impatiently.
Gaggle
A flock of geese.
Waggle
To move shakily; wobble
Waggled down the steps.
Gaggle
A disorderly group of people
The gaggle of photographers that dogged his every step
Waggle
A wobbling motion.
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Gaggle
A flock of geese.
Waggle
(transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
Gaggle
A cluster or group
"A gaggle of photographers huddled on the sidewalk beside a swelling crowd of onlookers" (Gioia Diliberto).
Waggle
(intransitive) To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
Gaggle
(collective) A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
Waggle
A wobbling motion.
Give the cable a waggle to let it come out quicker.
Gaggle
(by extension) Any group or gathering of related things.
Waggle
(golf) The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.
Gaggle
To make a noise like a goose; to cackle.
Waggle
To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
Why do you go nodding and waggling so?
Gaggle
To make a noise like a goose; to cackle.
Waggle
To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird waggles his tail.
Gaggle
A flock of wild geese, especially when on the ground.
Waggle
A waggling or wagging;
Gaggle
A gathering of people, especially a noisy one.
Waggle
Causing to move repeatedly from side to side
Gaggle
Any clustered group of related objects.
Waggle
Move from side to side;
The happy dog wagged his tail
Gaggle
A flock of geese
Waggle
Move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
Gaggle
Make a noise characteristic of a goose;
Cackling geese
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