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Wiggle vs Waggle - What's the difference?

wiggle | waggle |

As verbs the difference between wiggle and waggle

is that wiggle is to move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle while waggle is to move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.

As nouns the difference between wiggle and waggle

is that wiggle is a wiggling movement while waggle is a wobbling motion.

wiggle

English

Verb

  • (intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.
    • Her hips wiggle as she walks.
    The jelly wiggle s on the plate when you move it.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wiggling movement.
    • She walked with a sexy wiggle .
  • (in the plural)

    • Derived terms

    * get a wiggle on * wiggle room * wiggly English frequentative verbs

    waggle

    English

    Verb

    (waggl)
  • To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
  • * 1908:
    • 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 reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
  • * L'Estrange
    • Why do you go nodding and waggling so?

    Derived terms

    * joystick waggler * waggle dance * waggly * waggler * woggle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a wobbling motion
    • English frequentative verbs