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1. (v.t.) wag
to move from side to side, esp. rapidly and repeatedly:
a dog wagging its tail.
2. wag
to move (the tongue), as in idle chatter.
3. wag
to shake (a finger) at someone, as in reproach.
4. (v.i.) wag
to be moved from side to side, esp. rapidly and repeatedly, as the head or tail.
5. wag
to move constantly, esp. in idle chatter:
Local tongues are wagging.
6. (n.) wag
the act of wagging.
7. wag
a witty person.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME waggen < ON vaga to sway, or vagga cradle)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) wag, wit, card
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
2. (verb) wag, waggle, shake
causing to move repeatedly from side to side
3. (verb) wag, waggle
move from side to side
"The happy dog wagged his tail"
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1. (verb) wag
to move a tail or from side to side, or to move in this way
The dog wagged its tail.; His tail was wagging.
2. wag
to move your finger or head from side to side, especially to say "no"
I wagged my finger at her but she continued to do it.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. wag
the act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head
2. wag
a man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker
3. (verb) wag
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
4. (verb) wag
to move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate
5. (verb) wag
to be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir
6. (verb) wag
to go; to depart; to pack oft
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Sense: (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.
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 Afrikaans: waai |
 Arabic: يَهُز، يُحَرِّكُ ذَنَبَه |
 Bulgarian: клатая се |
 Brazilian: abanar |
 Czech: vrtět |
 German: wedeln |
 Danish: logre |
 Greek: κουνώ, κουνιέμαι πέρα δώθ |
 Spanish: menear |
 Estonian: liputama |
 Farsi: جنبيدن |
 Finnish: heiluttaa |
 French: remuer |
 Hebrew: לְכַשכֵּש |
 Hindi: हिलना, हिलाना |
 Croatian: mahati (repom) |
 Hungarian: csóvál |
 Indonesian: mengibas-ngibaskan |
 Icelandic: dilla, vagga |
 Italian: muovere, dimenare |
 Japanese: 振る |
 Korean: (동물이 꼬리 등을) 흔들다 |
 Lithuanian: vizginti |
 Latvian: []kratīt (pirkstu); lunci |
 Malay: menggoyang-goyangkan |
 Dutch: schudden, kwispelen |
 Norwegian: logre, riste på |
 Polish: merdać |
 Persian: جنبيدن |
 Pashto: خوزول، ځنډول، ښورول، زنګو |
 Portuguese: abanar |
 Romanian: a se mişca încolo şi-ncoa |
 Russian: махать |
 Slovak: vrtieť, kývať |
 Slovenian: mahati |
 Serbian: mahati |
 Swedish: vifta på (med) |
 Thai: แกว่งไปมา; กระดิกไปมา |
 Turkish: salla(n)mak |
 Taiwanese: (使)搖擺(尤指狗的尾巴) |
 Ukrainian: махати; гойдати |
 Urdu: ہلنا |
 Vietnamese: ve vẩy |
 Chinese: 摇摆 |
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