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- Dictionarywag/waɡ/
noun
- 1. a person who makes jokes; a joker: "one wag shouted, ‘On that count you've got about three supporters!’"
- 2. a person who plays truant: informal Australian, New Zealand "Boogie plays the wag from school"
verb
- 1. play truant from (school): informal Australian, New Zealand "he began hanging out with bad people and wagging school"
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1. : to swing to and fro or up and down especially with quick jerky motions : switch. a dog wagging its tail. specifically : to nod (the head) or shake (a finger) at (as in assent or mild reproof) 2. : to move (the tongue) animatedly in conversation.
( especially of a tail or finger) to move from side to side or up and down, especially quickly and repeatedly, or to cause this to happen: The little dog's tail wagged in delight. He wagged his finger sternly at the two boys. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shaking, swinging and vibrating. brandish. earth-shaking. flappy. flourish.
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.
A wag is a quick, back-and-forth movement. A scolding teacher might give you an irritated wag of a finger, while a happy dog will give you a cheerful tail wag. Animals and people alike use wags to communicate various emotions, and when they do, they wag.
A wag is someone who makes jokes. [humorous, or old-fashioned] He's a bit of a wag, his dad. As one wag observed, the only people completely free from stress are the dead. Synonyms: joker, comic, wit, comedian More Synonyms of wag. 5. See tongues wag. 6. the tail is wagging the dog. More Synonyms of wag.
1. To move briskly and repeatedly from side to side, to and fro, or up and down: The dog's tail wagged. 2. To move rapidly in talking. Used of the tongue. 3. Archaic To be on one's way; depart. v.tr.
Wag Definition. To cause (something fastened or held at one end) to move rapidly and repeatedly back and forth, from side to side, or up and down. The dog wagged his tail. To shake (a finger) or nod (the head), as in summoning or reproving.
wag definition: 1. If a dog wags its tail, it moves it from side to side. 2. If you wag your finger, you move it…. Learn more.
Definition of wag verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Wag definition: to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly. See examples of WAG used in a sentence.
