| 单词 | wag |
| 释义 | wag (once / 810 pages) 1nv 2n 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. Dogs are known to wag their tails in happiness or to express friendliness, but a very slow tail wag can mean a dog is uncertain or is trying to calm itself. Wag is at least partly rooted in the Old English wagian, "move backwards and forwards." WORD FAMILYwag: wagged, wagging, waggish, wags+/waggish: waggishly, waggishness USAGE EXAMPLESTongues wagged - wasn't the whole thing a little too tacky, a little too American? BBC(Dec 30, 2016) The guard in the ill-fitting uniform wagged his finger to and fro while muttering something in French. Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016) Hopkins chuckled as he wagged his cane toward amused onlookers. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1 1n causing to move repeatedly from side to side Syn|Hyper shake, waggle agitation the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) 2v move from side to side 2The happy dog wagged his tail Syn|Hyper waggle jiggle, joggle, wiggle move to and fro n a witty amusing person who makes jokes Syn|Hyper card, wit humorist, humourist someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way |
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