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wagger
wag 1 W0004900 (wăg)v. wagged, wag·ging, wags v.intr.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. To move (a body part) rapidly from side to side or up and down, as in playfulness, agreement, or admonition: wagged his finger at the giggling students.n. The act or motion of wagging: a farewell wag of the hand.
[Middle English waggen; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
wag′ger n.
wag 2 W0004900 (wăg)n. A humorous or droll person; a wit.
[Perhaps from wag.]wagger (ˈwæɡə) n1. a rabble rouser2. slang English a receptacle for waste paper3. (Historical Terms) obsolete a tool for discovering a vein of precious metal4. a person or animal who wagsvb (intr) 5. to roam or wander6. to amble unsteadilywagger
wand waver and waggeran exhibitionist. The cops picked up a wand waver on Main Street. See also: wand, waverwagger verbSee wand waverThesaurusSeewag |