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wag (1)

wag [ wag ]


verb  (past and past participle wagged, present participle wag·ging, 3rd person present singular wags)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb move something rapidly to and fro: to move part of the body to and fro, or move to and fro
The dog wagged its tail.

2. intransitive verb gossip: to gossip about somebody or something, especially disapprovingly
Tongues are wagging.



noun  (plural wags)
Definition:
 
motion going to and fro: a motion that goes to and fro rapidly

[ Old English wagian "move backward and forward" < Germanic]
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