waggling
Moving side-to-side
Waggling is moving with quick, short motions from side to side or up and down.
A dog waggles its tail, a golfer waggles the club before swinging, eyebrows waggle suggestively.
The word emphasizes repeated, playful, or nervous movement rather than a single decisive motion: She stood there waggling her finger at him.
Conveying information nonverbally
- beckoningGesturing for approach
- wavingSweeping hand gesture
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
gesticulating · scolding · admonishing · communicating · teasing · taunting · warning · disapproval
Rhythmic lateral movement
- jigglingShaking with light, rapid motion
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
swinging · flapping · twitching · quivering · vibrating · oscillating · rocking · undulating
Playful, mild ridicule
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
coy · suggestive · silly · comedic · saucy · provocative · coquettish
signaling
Conveying information nonverbally
- beckoningGesturing for approach
- wavingSweeping hand gesture
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
pointing · gesticulating · scolding · admonishing · communicating · teasing · taunting · warning · disapproval · reproach
swaying
Rhythmic lateral movement
- jigglingShaking with light, rapid motion
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
bobbing · swinging · flapping · twitching · quivering · vibrating · oscillating · rocking · undulating · fluttering
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
impish · coy · suggestive · silly · comedic · saucy · provocative · coquettish
wobbly
Tending to teeter
unsteady · jiggly · floppy · dangling · slack · unsecured · rattling · hanging · pendulous · precarious
- Unsteady Motionshake, vibrate, vibration, tremor, oscillating
- horseplayroughhousing, hijinks, antics, horseplay, clowning around
wagglingstillness
Complete lack of motion
motionlessness · immobility · freezing · resting · stopping
wagglingrigidity
State of being unbending
stiffness · holding firm · steadiness · firmness · bracing
wagglingstillness
Complete lack of motion
motionlessness · immobility · holding still · stasis · freezing
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