wag (verb)
1wag — 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… …
2wag´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 …
3Wag (disambiguation) — Wag is a highland district in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia and was once a medieval province.Wag can also be: *A verb expressing a rocking movement, as in the wagging of a dog s tail, or the motion of chemical bonds *A verb referring to truancy… …
4wag- Ⅰ — *wag germ.?, Verb: nhd. scharf sein ( Verb)?; ne. be (Verb) sharp?; Rekontruktionsbasis: ahd.; Etymologie: idg. *u̯eg̑ʰ , Verb, bewegen, ziehen, fahren, Pokorny 1118?; …
5wag|gle — «WAG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.t., v.i. to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side; wag. –n. a waggling motion. ╂[< wag1 + le. Compare etym. under wiggle. (Cf. ↑wiggle)] …
6wag — verb ADVERB ▪ furiously ▪ The dog raced ahead, its tail wagging furiously. ▪ happily Wag is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑tail, ↑tongue Wag is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ …
7wag — Ⅰ. wag [1] ► VERB (wagged, wagging) ▪ move rapidly to and fro. ► NOUN ▪ a wagging movement. ORIGIN Old English, «to sway». Ⅱ. wag …
8wag it/off — Verb. To play truant. Mainly adolescent use. E.g. Harry got caught by the head teacher wagging off from Maths …
9wag — verb 1) the dog s tail wagged Syn: swing, swish, switch, sway, shake; informal waggle 2) he wagged his stick at them Syn: shake, wave, wiggle, flourish, brandish …
10wag — [[t]wæ̱g[/t]] wags, wagging, wagged 1) VERB When a dog wags its tail, it repeatedly waves its tail from side to side. [V n] The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail. 2) VERB If you wag your finger, you shake it repeatedly and quickly… …
