wagging

Speech parts

1. wagging - Noun

2. wagging - Verb

Derived from wag

Meaning

of Wag

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bob twitch swish rock wave switch swing shake stir sway oscillating stirring oscillate quiver wiggle
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

still last strong remain continue maintain
Show all antonyms

Phrases with the word

set tongues wagging

Examples

What is a constitution? It is a booklet with twelve or ten pages. I can tear them away and say that tomorrow we shall live under a different system. Today, the people will follow wherever I lead. All the politicians including the once mighty Mr. Bhutto will follow me with tails wagging. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Well, well, perhaps I am a bit of a talker. A popular fellow such as I am -- my friends get round me -- we chaff, we sparkle, we tell witty stories -- and somehow my tongue gets wagging. I have the gift of conversation. I've been told I ought to have a salon, whatever that may be. Kenneth Grahame

Conversation in its true meaning isn't all wagging the tongue; sometimes it is a deeply shared silence. Robertson Davies

Better a finger off than one wagging. English Proverb

Even the dog gets bread by wagging his tail. Italian Proverb

The foolish has a wagging tongue. Welsh Proverb

Close letter words and terms

waggie waggily waggin waggingly waggish waggishly