wag (redirected from wagging)

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

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wag [wæg] vt → agiter, remuer

vi → remuer;

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

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

vi [tail] → wedeln;

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

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wag [wæg] vt → agitare, muovere

vi → agitarsi;

the dog wagged its tail → il cane scodinzolò