EGAVE

wag

About 0.62 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Wa'ema.
  2. verb To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
    The dog wagged its tail and jumped at its owner.
  3. verb To play truant from school.
  4. verb To go; to proceed; to move; to progress.
  5. verb To move continually, especially in gossip; said of the tongue.
    She's a real gossip: her tongue is always wagging.
  6. verb To leave; to depart.
  7. verb Of the tail (lower order of the batting lineup): to score more runs than expected.
    The tail wagged.
  8. noun An oscillating movement.
    The wag of my dog's tail expresses happiness.

Similar words

waggle shake wit card stir agitate wave cutup prankster jokester

Often followed by

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Word family

wagged wagger waggers wagging wags

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