to wag one's finger at

  • 1wag one's finger at — point at, indicate with the finger …

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  • 2wag — wag1 [wag] vt. wagged, wagging [ME waggen, prob. < ON vaga, to move back and forth, rock, akin to OE wagian, to shake, totter < IE base * weĝh , to move > L vehere, to carry] 1. a) to cause (something fastened or held at one end) to move …

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  • 3wag — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to shake your finger or head repeatedly, especially to show disapproval: wag your finger: “You naughty girl!” Mom said, wagging her finger at me. 2 if a dog wags its tail, it moves it repeatedly from one side to the other 3… …

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  • 4wag — I UK [wæɡ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms wag : present tense I/you/we/they wag he/she/it wags present participle wagging past tense wagged past participle wagged 1) if a dog wags its tail, it moves its tail from one side to the… …

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  • 5wag — wag1 [wæg] v past tense and past participle wagged present participle wagging [Date: 1200 1300; : Old English; Origin: wagian to shake ] 1.) [I and T] if a dog wags its tail, or if its tail wags, the dog moves its tail many times from one side to …

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  • 6wag´ger — wag1 «wag», verb, wagged, wag|ging, noun. –v.t. 1. to cause to wag: »The dog wagged its tail. Her highborne turban d head she wags and rolls her darkling eye (Walt Whitman). 2. to move (the …

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  • 7Wag Kang Lilingon — Infobox Film | name = Wag Kang Lilingon caption = Anne Curtis and Kristine Hermosa on the DVD cover.| director = Jerry Lopez Sinengneng Quark Henares starring = Anne Curtis Kristine Hermosa Marvin Agustin Cherry Pie Picache distributor = Star… …

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  • 8wag — I. /wæg / (say wag) verb (wagged, wagging) –verb (t) 1. to move from side to side, forwards and backwards, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: the dog wagged its tail. 2. to move (the tongue) in talking. 3. to shake (a finger) at… …

  • 9wag — wag1 [ wæg ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) if a dog wags its tail, it moves its tail from one side to the other several times 2. ) if a person wags a finger or their head, they shake it several times => TAIL1, TONGUE1 wag wag 2 [ wæg ]… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10wag — wagger, n. /wag/, v., wagged, wagging, n. v.t. 1. to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, esp. rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail. 2. to move (the tongue), as in idle or indiscreet chatter. 3. to shake (a… …

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