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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wag /wæg/USA pronunciation v., wagged, wag•ging, n. v. - to move up and down or from side to side: [no object]The dog's tail wagged.[~ + object]The dog wagged its tail.
- to move (the tongue) in talking idly: [~ + object]Quit wagging your tongue and listen![no object]Local tongues are wagging over this latest scandal.
n. [countable] - the act of wagging.
- a clever, witty person.
wag•ger, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wag (wag),USA pronunciation v., wagged, wag•ging, n. v.t. - to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, esp. 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).
v.i. - to be moved from side to side or one way and the other, esp. rapidly and repeatedly, as the head or the tail.
- to move constantly, esp. 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 Termsto play truant;
play hooky.
n. - the act of wagging:a friendly wag of the tail.
- a person given to droll, roguish, or mischievous humor;
wit.
- Old Norse vaga to sway, or vagga cradle
- Middle English waggen 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wag /wæɡ/ vb (wags, wagging, wagged)- 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
- slang to play truant (esp in the phrase wag it)
n - the act or an instance of wagging
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old English wagian to shake; compare Old Norse vagga cradle wag /wæɡ/ n - a humorous or jocular person; wit
Etymology: 16th Century: of uncertain originˈwaggish adj Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Wag /wæɡ/ n - informal the wife or girlfriend of a famous sportsman
Etymology: C21: a back formation from an acronym for w(ives) a(nd) g(irlfriends) |