wag
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wag 1
(wăg)v. wagged, wag·ging, wags
v.intr.
1. To move briskly and repeatedly from side to side, to and fro, or up and down: The dog's tail wagged.
2. To move rapidly in talking. Used of the tongue.
3. 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, or admonition: wagged his finger at the giggling students.
n.
The act or motion of wagging: a farewell wag of the hand.
wag′ger n.
wag 2
(wăg)n.
A humorous or droll person; a wit.
[Perhaps from wag.]
wag
(wæɡ)vb, wags, wagging or wagged
1. to move or cause to move rapidly and repeatedly from side to side or up and down
2. to move (the tongue) or (of the tongue) to be moved rapidly in talking, esp in idle gossip
3. to move (the finger) or (of the finger) to be moved from side to side, in or as in admonition
4. slang to play truant (esp in the phrase wag it)
n
the act or an instance of wagging
[C13: from Old English wagian to shake; compare Old Norse vagga cradle]
wag
(wæɡ)n
a humorous or jocular person; wit
[C16: of uncertain origin]
ˈwaggery n
ˈwaggish adj
ˈwaggishly adv
ˈwaggishness n
Wag
(wæɡ)n
informal the wife or girlfriend of a famous sportsman
[C21: a back formation from an acronym for w(ives) a(nd) g(irlfriends)]
WAG
abbreviation for
(Automotive Engineering) (West Africa) Gambia (international car registration)
wag
(wæg)v. wagged, wag•ging,
n. v.t.
1. to move from side to side, esp. rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail.
2. to move (the tongue), as in idle chatter.
3. to shake (a finger) at someone, as in reproach.
v.i. 4. to be moved from side to side, esp. rapidly and repeatedly, as the head or tail.
5. to move constantly, esp. in idle chatter: Local tongues are wagging.
6. Archaic. to get along; proceed.
n. 7. the act of wagging.
8. a witty person.
[1175–1225; Middle English waggen < Old Norse vaga to sway, or vagga cradle]
wag′ger, n.
wag
Past participle: wagged
Gerund: wagging
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| Noun | 1. |  wag - a witty amusing person who makes jokescolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
| 2. |  wag - causing to move repeatedly from side to sideagitation - 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" |
wag
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verbwag 2
nounTranslations
هَزَّة الذَّنَبيَهُز، يُحَرِّكُ ذَنَبَه
šibal
logrelogren
heiluttaa
csóválfarkcsóválás
dill, dingldilla, vagga
vizginimasvizginti
kratītluncinātmājiensvēziens
zavrtenie
mahati
vifta
salla masalla mak
wag
1 [wæg]A. N [of tail] → sacudida f, meneo m; [of finger] → movimiento m
the dog gave a wag of its tail → el perro sacudió or meneó la cola
the dog gave a wag of its tail → el perro sacudió or meneó la cola
B. VT [+ tail] → sacudir, menear
the dog wagged its tail → el perro sacudió or meneó la cola
he wagged a finger at me, "naughty, naughty!" he said → me apuntó agitando el dedo -¡pillín, pillín! -dijo
the dog wagged its tail → el perro sacudió or meneó la cola
he wagged a finger at me, "naughty, naughty!" he said → me apuntó agitando el dedo -¡pillín, pillín! -dijo
C. VI [tail] → sacudirse, menearse
tongues will wag → se dará que hablar
tongues were wagging about their relationship → las malas lenguas hablaban de sus relaciones
tongues will wag → se dará que hablar
tongues were wagging about their relationship → las malas lenguas hablaban de sus relaciones
wag
2 (o.f.) [wæg] N (= joker) → bromista mfwag
1n he admonished me with a wag of his finger → tadelnd drohte er mir mit dem Finger; with a wag of its tail → mit einem Schwanzwedeln
vt tail → wedeln mit; (bird) → wippen mit; to wag one’s finger at somebody → jdm mit dem Finger drohen
vi (tail) → wedeln; (of bird) → wippen; as soon as he left the tongues started wagging (inf) → sobald er gegangen war, fing das Gerede an; to stop the tongues wagging (inf) → um dem Gerede ein Ende zu machen; that’ll set the tongues wagging (inf) → dann geht das Gerede los
wag
2wag
1 [wæg]2. vt the dog wagged its tail → il cane scodinzolò
to wag one's finger at sb → fare un cenno di rimprovero a qn scuotendo il dito
to wag one's finger at sb → fare un cenno di rimprovero a qn scuotendo il dito
3. vi (tail) → dimenarsi
that'll set the tongues wagging (fig) → farà scatenare le malelingue
his tongue never stops wagging (fig) → non sta mai zitto
that'll set the tongues wagging (fig) → farà scatenare le malelingue
his tongue never stops wagging (fig) → non sta mai zitto
wag
2 [wæg] n (joker) → burlone/awag
(wӕg) – past tense, past participle wagged – verb (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.
noun a single wagging movement. The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.