wag tail

  • 21wag — I. verb (wagged; wagging) Etymology: Middle English waggen; akin to Middle High German wacken to totter, Old English wegan to move more at way Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to be in motion ; stir 2. to move to and fro or up an …

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  • 22wag — I verb 1) the dog s tail wagged frantically Syn: swing, swish, switch, sway, shake, quiver, twitch, whip, bob; informal waggle 2) he wagged his stick at them Syn: shake, wave …

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  • 23wag — [wæg] verb [I/T] 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, they move it up and down, especially in order to show that they disapprove of something …

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  • 24wag — wæg n. side to side movement (as of a tail); swinging, shake; joker, humorous person (Informal) v. move from side to side or up and down; move the tongue rapidly (as in gossip or purposeless speech); shake, sway …

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  • 25wag — wag1 verb (wags, wagging, wagged) (especially with reference to an animal s tail) move rapidly to and fro. noun a wagging movement. Origin ME: from the Gmc base of OE wagian to sway . wag2 informal noun a person who makes facetious jokes. verb… …

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  • 26wag — 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 …

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  • 27wag —   Luli, kolili, konini, oni oni.     The dog wags the tail, ho okonini ka īlio i ka huelo …

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  • 28lash the tail — wag a tail, shake a tail back and forth …

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  • 29Summer's Tail — Infobox Film name = Summer s Tail image size = caption = Taiwan film poster director = Cheng Wen Tang producer = Tsui Siuming writer = Enno Jan Fu Wha Cheng Wen Tang narrator = starring = Bryant Chang Dean Fujioka Enno Hannah Lin Han music =… …

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  • 30the tail wagging the dog — (informal) A situation in which the less important element or factor controls or influences the more important • • • Main Entry: ↑tail * * * the tail wagging the dog see ↑tail, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑dog the tail wagging the dog informal used to …

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