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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wag \wag\, v. t. imp. p. p. wagged; p. pr. vb. n.
wagging. oe. waggen; probably of scand. origin; cf. sw.
vagga to rock a cradle, vagga cradle, icel. vagga, dan.
vugge; akin to as. wagian to move, wag, wegan to bear, carry,
g. d. bewegen to move, and e. weigh. root136. see
weigh.
to move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to
and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part
of the body; as, to wag the head.
1913 webster
no discerner durst wag his tongue in censure. --shak.
1913 webster
every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and
wag his head. --jer. xviii.
16.
1913 webster
note: wag expresses specifically the motion of the head and
body used in buffoonery, mirth, derision, sport, and
mockery.
1913 webster
see also:
wagged wagging weigh
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wag
n 1: a witty amusing person who makes jokes syn: wit, card
2: causing to move repeatedly from side to side syn: waggle,
shake
v : move from side to side; "the happy dog wagged his tail"
syn: waggle
also: wagging, wagged
see also:
wit card waggle shake wagging wagged
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wagging
see wag
see also:
wag
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