Wagging

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. [root]136. 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.
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           No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure. --Shak.
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           Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and
           wag his head.                            --Jer. xviii.
                                                    16.
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     Note: Wag expresses specifically the motion of the head and
           body used in buffoonery, mirth, derision, sport, and
           mockery.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wagging
       See {wag}