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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.

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  1. v. t. 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.
  2. v. i. To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.
  3. v. i. To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir.
  4. v. i. To go; to depart; to pack oft.
  5. v. The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.
  6. v. A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker.
  7. n. a witty amusing person who makes jokes
  8. n. causing to move repeatedly from side to side
  9. v. move from side to side
  10. To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to andfro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body;as, to wag the head.No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure. Shak.Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.Jer. xviii. 16.
  11. n:17/v:83 n. a witty amusing person who makes jokes n. causing to move repeatedly from side to side v. move from side to side