wag
Wag is defined as to move a body part quickly back and forth or up and down over and over again.
(verb)- An example of wag is what a dog's tail does when the dog is happy or excited.
- An example of wag is to move your tongue rapidly when talking.
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See wag in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb wagged, wagging
- to cause (something fastened or held at one end) to move rapidly and repeatedly back and forth, from side to side, or up and down: the dog wagged his tail
- to shake (a finger) or nod (the head), as in summoning, reproving, etc.
- to move (the tongue) in talking, esp. in idle or malicious gossip
Origin: ME waggen, prob. < ON vaga, to move back and forth, rock, akin to OE wagian, to shake, totter < IE base *weĝh-, to move > L vehere, to carry
intransitive verb
- to move rapidly and repeatedly back and forth, from side to side, or up and down: said as of a part of the body
- to keep moving in talk, esp. in idle or malicious gossip: said of the tongue
- to walk or move with a swaying motion; waddle
noun
the act or an instance of wagging
Related Forms:
- wagger noun
noun
a comical or humorous person; joker; wit
Origin: prob. short for obs. waghalter, a gallows bird, applied to a joker, rogue (< ? wag + halter)
See wag in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb wagged wagged, wag·ging, wags verb, intransitive
- To move briskly and repeatedly from side to side, to and fro, or up and down.
- To move rapidly in talking. Used of the tongue.
- To walk with a clumsy sway; waddle.
- Archaic To be on one's way; depart.
To move (a body part) rapidly from side to side or up and down, as in playfulness, agreement, admonition, or chatter.
noun The act or motion of wagging: a farewell wag of the hand.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English waggen; see wegh- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- wagˈger noun
noun
A humorous or droll person; a wit.
Origin:
Origin: Perhaps from wag1
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