wag

Speech parts

1. wag - Noun

2. wag - Verb

Meaning

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.

To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.

To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir.

To go; to depart; to pack oft.

The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.

A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shake waggle joker bob jester swing sway flap clown humorist wiggle wit banterer wisecracker beck
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Antonyms

drudge work labour travail slave ambitious
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Hypernyms

jiggle agitation humorist wiggle joggle humourist

Phrases with the word

wag the dog wag one's tongue cause some tongues to wag wag school wag-tail dance

Derivatives

wagged wagging

Examples

Your tail, is becoming too heavy to wag. Empress Dowager Cixi

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail. Josh Billings

I've always said money may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail. Kinky Friedman

When you are in a pack of hounds, you either bark or wag your tail. Russian Proverb

Don't let your tongue or your paintbrush wag your tail when they are making up an inventory. Chinese Proverb

The dog was asked: Why do you bark? - To scare the wolves. - Why do you wag your tail? -What do you think, am I not afraid of wolves? Georgian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

wafture wafty wafu dressing wag a finger wag hemp wag it