wag

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.

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

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wag′ger n.

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wag ²

 (wăg)

n.

A humorous or droll person; a wit.

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[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]

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wag

(wæɡ)

n

a humorous or jocular person; wit

[C16: of uncertain origin]

ˈwaggery n

ˈwaggish adj

ˈwaggishly adv

ˈwaggishness n

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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)]

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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

Imperative

wag

wag

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!"

wag

¹

verb

1. wave, shake, swing, waggle, stir, sway, flutter, waver, quiver, vibrate, wiggle, oscillate The dog was barking and wagging its tail wildly.

2. waggle, wave, shake, flourish, brandish, wobble, wiggle He wagged a disapproving finger at me.

3. shake, bob, nod She wagged her head in agreement.

noun

1. wave, shake, swing, toss, sway, flutter, waver, quiver, vibration, wiggle, oscillation, waggle The dog gave a responsive wag of his tail. He wags his head unhappily

2. nod, bob, shake a wag of the head

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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 My dad's always been a bit of a wag.

wag ¹

verb

To move to and fro vigorously and usually repeatedly:

switch, waggle, wave.

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wag ²

noun

A person whose words or actions provoke or are intended to provoke amusement or laughter:

clown, comedian, comic, farceur, funnyman, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, quipster, wit, zany.

Informal: card.

Translations

هَزَّة الذَّنَبيَهُز، يُحَرِّكُ ذَنَبَه

šibal

logrelogren

Wedelnwackeln

κουνώ

heiluttaa

agiterbrandirremuer

csóválfarkcsóválás

dill, dingldilla, vagga

buontemponedimenamentodimenarefar parlare di s

vizginimasvizginti

kratītluncinātmājiensvēziens

logringriste på

помахать

zavrtenie

mahati

vifta

salla masalla mak

摇摆

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

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

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

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wag

² (o.f.) [wæg] N (= joker) → bromista mf

wag

[ˈwæg]

vt [+ tail] → remuer; [+ finger, head] → agiter
The dog wagged its tail → Le chien a agité la queue.

vi

[tail] → remuer

tongues are wagging → ça commence à jaser

wag

¹

n 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

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wag

²

n (= wit, clown) → Witzbold m (inf); a bit of a wag → ein alter Witzbold

wag

¹ [wæg]

1. n with a wag of its tail → dimenando la coda

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

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

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wag

² [wæg] n (joker) → burlone/a

wag

(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. waai يَهُز، يُحَرِّكُ ذَنَبَه клатая се abanar vrtět wedeln logre κουνώ, κουνιέμαι πέρα δώθε menear liputama جنبيدن heiluttaa remuer לְכַשכֵּש हिलना, हिलाना mahati (repom) csóvál mengibas-ngibaskan dilla, vagga muovere, dimenare 振る (동물이 꼬리 등을) 흔들다 vizginti []kratīt (pirkstu); luncināt (asti) menggoyang-goyangkan schudden, kwispelenlogre, riste på merdać خوزول، ځنډول، ښورول، زنګول: ټوكمار، ساعت تيرى، ګپو abanar a se mişca încolo şi-ncoace махать vrtieť, kývať mahati mahati vifta på (med) แกว่งไปมา; กระดิกไปมา sallamak (使)搖擺(尤指狗的尾巴) махати; гойдати ہلنا ve vẩy 摇摆

noun

a single wagging movement. The dog's tail gave a feeble wag. waaibeweging هَزَّة الذَّنَب клатене abanada zavrtění das Wedeln logren κούνημαmeneo liputus جنبش heilutus frétillementכשכוש हिलाना mahanje (fark)csóválás kibasan dill, dingl scuotimento, scrollata scodinzolata 一振り (꼬리 등을) 흔들기 vizginimas vēziens; mājiens goyangan kwispeling logring, risting merdnięcie خوزول، ځنډول، ښورول، زنګول: ټوكمار، ساعت تيرى، ګپو 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