waggled
Moved side-to-side
Waggled is the past tense of waggle, meaning to move with short, quick motions from side to side or up and down.
A dog waggled its tail.
Someone waggled their eyebrows suggestively.
The word suggests a lighter, more playful movement than a full wag: She waggled her fingers in greeting.
Moved with twisting motions
- jiggledShook with quick movements
- shookVibrated or trembled
- waggedSwung to and fro
- bobbedCropped or nodded
wobbled · twitched · flapped · swayed · gestured · teased · waved · fluttered
Swung to and fro
- swishedMoved with rustling sound
- thumpedStruck heavily, making noise
- flickedMoved with quick jerk
- excitedEagerly anticipating something
happy · greeting · dog · puppy · enthusiasm · anticipation · recognition · affection
Tapering to a tip
- gesturedMade a physical signal
- twiddledRotated idly with fingers
- wriggledTwisted with short movements
- drummedStruck repeatedly, rhythmically
tapped · flexed · spread · waved · beckoned · signaled · indicated · motioned
Shook with quick movements
- shookVibrated or trembled
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
- unstableProne to sudden change
- wobblyTending to teeter
unsteady · wiggly · jiggly · dangling · precarious · tottering · rickety · unsecured
Lifted higher up
- archedCurved overhead
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- knowingPossessing awareness or insight
comedic · insinuating · hinted · teasing · expressive · Groucho · mischievous · winking
wiggled
Moved with twisting motions
bobbed · wobbled · twitched · flapped · swayed · gestured · teased · waved · fluttered · dangled
wagged
Swung to and fro
excited · happy · greeting · dog · puppy · enthusiasm · anticipation · recognition · affection · welcome
pointed
Tapering to a tip
drummed · tapped · flexed · spread · waved · beckoned · signaled · indicated · motioned · splayed
jiggled
Shook with quick movements
wobbly · unsteady · wiggly · jiggly · dangling · precarious · tottering · rickety · unsecured · shifting
raised
Lifted higher up
- archedCurved overhead
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
knowing · comedic · insinuating · hinted · teasing · expressive · Groucho · mischievous · winking · innuendo
waggledstilled
Made motionless or silent
immobilized · froze · steadied · fixed · stabilized