wag

wag ¹  (wg)

v. wagged, wag·ging, wags

v.intr.

1. To move briskly and repeatedly from side to side, to and fro, or up and down.

2. To move rapidly in talking. Used of the tongue.

3. To walk with a clumsy sway; waddle.

4. Archaic To be on one's way; depart.

v.tr.

To move (a body part) rapidly from side to side or up and down, as in playfulness, agreement, admonition, or chatter.

n.

The act or motion of wagging: a farewell wag of the hand.

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[Middle English waggen; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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wagger n.

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wag ¹

Verb

[wagging, wagged]

to move rapidly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down: Franklin wagged his tail

Noun

an instance of wagging [Old English wagian]

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wag ²

Noun

Old-fashioned a humorous or witty person [origin unknown]

waggish adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wag - a witty amusing person who makes jokes wit, card colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech humorist, humourist - someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way
	2.	wag - causing to move repeatedly from side to side waggle, shake agitation - the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
Verb	1.	wag - move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail" waggle jiggle, joggle, wiggle - move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

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wag ¹

verb 1. wave, shake, swing, waggle, stir, sway, flutter, waver, quiver, vibrate, wiggle, oscillate

2. waggle, wave, shake, flourish, brandish, wobble, wiggle

3. shake, bob, nod

noun 4. wave, shake, swing, toss, sway, flutter, waver, quiver, vibration, wiggle, oscillation, waggle

5. nod, bob, shake

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wag ²

noun joker, comic, wit, comedian, clown, card (informal) kidder (informal) jester, dag N.Z. (informal) prankster, buffoon, trickster, humorist, joculator or (fem.) joculatrix

Translations

wag [wæg] vt → menear, agitar

vi → moverse, menearse;

the dog wagged its tail → el perro meneó la cola

wag [wæg] vt → agiter, remuer

vi → remuer;

the dog wagged its tail → le chien a remué la queue

wag [wæg] vt [+ tail] → wedeln mit [+ finger]; drohen mit

vi [tail] → wedeln;

the dog wagged its tail → der Hund wedelte mit dem Schwanz

wag [wæg] vt → agitare, muovere

vi → agitarsi;

the dog wagged its tail → il cane scodinzolò

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wag

v wag [wӕg]

(especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side The dog wagged its tail with pleasure. waai يَهُز، يُحَرِّكُ ذَنَبَه клатая се vrtět logre wedeln κουνώ, κουνιέμαι πέρα δώθε menear liputama جنبيدن heiluttaa remuer לְכַשכֵּש हिलना, हिलाना mahati (repom) csóvál mengibas-ngibaskan dilla, vagga muovere, dimenare 振る (머리·꼬리 등을) 흔들다 vizginti []kratīt (pirkstu); luncināt (asti) menggoyang-goyangkan schudden, kwispelen logre, riste på merdać abanar a se mişca încolo şi-ncoace махать vrtieť, kývať mahati mahati vifta på (med) แกว่งไปมา; กระดิกไปมา salla(n)mak 搖擺 махати; гойдати ہلنا ve vẩy 摇摆

n

a single wagging movement The dog's tail gave a feeble wag. waaibeweging هَزَّة الذَّنَب клатене zavrtění logren das Wedeln κούνημα meneo liputus جنبش heilautus frétillement כִּשכּוּש हिलाना mahanje (fark)csóválás kibasan dill, dingl scuotimento, scrollata scodinzolata 一振り 흔들어 움직임 vizginimas vēziens; mājiens goyangan kwispeling logring, risting merdnięcie abanadela mişcare (mai ales din coadă) взмах (za)vrtenie zamah mahanje viftning การแกว่งไปมา salla(n)ma 搖擺 помах, змах حرکت sự ve vẩy 摇摆