waggle英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

An instance of waggling.
A wobbling motion.

— Give the cable a waggle to let it come out quicker.
The preliminary swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the line of the proposed stroke.

动词 v.

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

— The Mole waggled his toes from sheer happiness, spread his chest with a sigh of full contentment, and leaned back blissfully into the soft cushions.
To quickly raise and lower in rapid succession, usually as an implication of slyness, smugness, or suggestiveness. transitive
To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle. intransitive

— I know you by the waggling of your head.

词形变化

waggles present,singular,third-person waggling participle,present waggled participle,past waggled past waggles plural

词汇关系

衍生词

joystick waggler waggle dance waggler waggly woggle

词源

词源 1

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.

词源 2

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.