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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
1/ æɡ /
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
slangto play truant (esp in the phrase wag it )
noun
the act or an instance of wagging
WAG
2abbreviation
(West Africa) Gambia (international car registration)
Wag
3/ æɡ /
noun
informalthe wife or girlfriend of a famous sportsman
wag
4/ æɡ /
noun
a humorous or jocular person; wit
Other 51Թ Forms
- wagger noun
- unwagged adjective
- ˈɲԱ noun
- ˈɲ adverb
- ˈɲ adjective
- ˈɲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wag1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wag1
Origin of wag2
Origin of wag3
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Tails were wagging and most of the dogs had that expression that looks like a smile, mouth half-open, tongue dangling.
Australia's uncharacteristically tail failed to wag with Rabada providing the coup de grace to Australia's innings when he pinned back Starc's leg stump to claim his fifth wicket.
You may have seen it: Last Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, got tongues wagging when she did something that seemed entirely out of character for the painfully elegant first lady.
You come to hate their enviable ease, the pink zinc cream slashed across their noses, their wagging tongues and middle fingers.
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.
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