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wigwag

wig·wag [ wíg wàg ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle wig·wagged, present participle wig·wag·ging, 3rd person present singular wig·wags)
Definition:
 
1. move from side to side: to wave or swing from side to side in an arc around a fixed point, or make something such as a flag move in this way

2. nautical signal by waving something: to send a message by waving something such as an arm or a flag



noun  (plural wig·wags)
Definition:
 
1. process of wigwagging: the method of communicating by waving an arm or a flag

2. message sent by wigwagging: a message communicated by the moving of arms or flags

[Late 16th century. Reduplication of wag1]

wig·wag·ger noun
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