| 释义 |
wigwag
wig·wag W0152900 (wĭg′wăg′)v. wig·wagged, wig·wag·ging, wig·wags v.intr.1. To move back and forth; wag steadily or rhythmically: watched the pendulum wigwag.2. To signal by waving a flag, light, or an upraised arm, especially in accordance with a code.v.tr.1. To move (something) back and forth steadily or rhythmically.2. To convey (a message or signal) by waving a flag, light, or an upraised arm.n.1. The act or practice of wigwagging.2. A message sent by this method.
[Dialectal wig, to move + wag.]
wig′wag′ger n.wigwag (ˈwɪɡˌwæɡ) vb, -wags, -wagging or -wagged1. to move (something) back and forth2. (Military) to communicate with (someone) by means of a flag semaphoren (Military) a. a system of communication by flag semaphoreb. the message signalled[C16: from obsolete wig, probably short for wiggle + wag1] ˈwigˌwagger nwig•wag (ˈwɪgˌwæg)
v. -wagged, -wag•ging,
n. v.t., v.i. 1. to move to and fro. 2. Naut. to signal by waving a flag or lantern according to a code. n. 3. Naut. the act or process of sending messages by the movements of a flag or lantern waved according to a code. 4. a message so signaled. [1575–85; wig to wag (now dial.) + wag; gradational compound, parallel to zigzag] wig′wag`ger, n. wigwag
Past participle: wigwagged
Gerund: wigwagging
| Present |
|---|
| I wigwag | | you wigwag | | he/she/it wigwags | | we wigwag | | you wigwag | | they wigwag |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I wigwagged | | you wigwagged | | he/she/it wigwagged | | we wigwagged | | you wigwagged | | they wigwagged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am wigwagging | | you are wigwagging | | he/she/it is wigwagging | | we are wigwagging | | you are wigwagging | | they are wigwagging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have wigwagged | | you have wigwagged | | he/she/it has wigwagged | | we have wigwagged | | you have wigwagged | | they have wigwagged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was wigwagging | | you were wigwagging | | he/she/it was wigwagging | | we were wigwagging | | you were wigwagging | | they were wigwagging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had wigwagged | | you had wigwagged | | he/she/it had wigwagged | | we had wigwagged | | you had wigwagged | | they had wigwagged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will wigwag | | you will wigwag | | he/she/it will wigwag | | we will wigwag | | you will wigwag | | they will wigwag |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have wigwagged | | you will have wigwagged | | he/she/it will have wigwagged | | we will have wigwagged | | you will have wigwagged | | they will have wigwagged |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be wigwagging | | you will be wigwagging | | he/she/it will be wigwagging | | we will be wigwagging | | you will be wigwagging | | they will be wigwagging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been wigwagging | | you have been wigwagging | | he/she/it has been wigwagging | | we have been wigwagging | | you have been wigwagging | | they have been wigwagging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been wigwagging | | you will have been wigwagging | | he/she/it will have been wigwagging | | we will have been wigwagging | | you will have been wigwagging | | they will have been wigwagging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been wigwagging | | you had been wigwagging | | he/she/it had been wigwagging | | we had been wigwagging | | you had been wigwagging | | they had been wigwagging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would wigwag | | you would wigwag | | he/she/it would wigwag | | we would wigwag | | you would wigwag | | they would wigwag |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have wigwagged | | you would have wigwagged | | he/she/it would have wigwagged | | we would have wigwagged | | you would have wigwagged | | they would have wigwagged |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | wigwag - send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain codebrandish, wave, flourish - move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" | | 2. | wigwag - signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a codesignal, signalise, signalize, sign - communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" |
wigwag
Words related to wigwagverb send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain codeRelated Wordsverb signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a codeRelated Words- signal
- signalise
- signalize
- sign
|