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wag
[ wag ]
verb (used with object)
- to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly:
a dog wagging its tail.
- to move (the tongue), as in idle or indiscreet chatter.
- to shake (a finger) at someone, as in reproach.
- to move or nod (the head).
verb (used without object)
- to be moved from side to side or one way and the other, especially rapidly and repeatedly, as the head or the tail.
- to move constantly, especially in idle or indiscreet chatter:
Her behavior caused local tongues to wag.
- to get along; travel; proceed:
Let the world wag how it will.
- to totter or sway.
- British Slang. to play truant; play hooky.
noun
- the act of wagging:
a friendly wag of the tail.
- a person given to droll, roguish, or mischievous humor; wit.
WAG
1abbreviation for
- (West Africa) Gambia (international car registration)
Wag
2/ wæɡ /
noun
- informal.the wife or girlfriend of a famous sportsman
wag
3/ wæɡ /
verb
- to move or cause to move rapidly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down
- to move (the tongue) or (of the tongue) to be moved rapidly in talking, esp in idle gossip
- to move (the finger) or (of the finger) to be moved from side to side, in or as in admonition
- slang.to play truant (esp in the phrase wag it )
noun
- the act or an instance of wagging
wag
4/ wæɡ /
noun
- a humorous or jocular person; wit
Derived Forms
- ˈwaggishness, noun
- ˈwaggishly, adverb
- ˈwaggish, adjective
- ˈwaggery, noun
Other Word Forms
- wagger noun
- un·wagged adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wag1
Word History and Origins
Origin of wag1
Origin of wag2
Origin of wag3
Idioms and Phrases
see tail wagging the dog ; tongues wag .Example Sentences
In Rochdale, the sniffer dog shakes with excitement, her tail wagging frantically, above a hole concealing dozens of boxes of illegally imported tobacco products in one shop.
“Why can’t we all just be like dogs? I mean, dogs are always happy and wagging their tails,” he said.
More than one Washington wag said, “I thought he was against transitioning.”
Throughout our chat outside the gate, Doug sits at Lily's feet, wagging his tail, apparently happy to be getting so much attention.
Her shadow interacts with the physical world, too, making wind chimes whistle with a wag of her fingers — a deliciously spooky detail the movie doesn’t make enough hay out of.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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