Thesaurus: 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.
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Definitions
- 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.
- v. i. To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.
- v. i. To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir.
- v. i. To go; to depart; to pack oft.
- v. The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.
- v. A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker.
- n. a witty amusing person who makes jokes
- n. causing to move repeatedly from side to side
- v. move from side to side
- 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.
- 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