wag
/wæɡ/ verb C1- To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief. · The dog wagged its tail and jumped at its owner.
- To move continually, especially in gossip; said of the tongue. · She's a real gossip: her tongue is always wagging.
- Of the tail (lower order of the batting lineup): to score more runs than expected. · The tail wagged.
He/she/it wags · Past wagged · Past participle wagged · -ing form wagging
Verb forms
- Base form
- wag
- He/she/it
- wags
- Past
- wagged
- Past participle
- wagged
- -ing form
- wagging
From the library
Toto only wagged his tail; for, strange to say, he could not speak.
“Well, then,” the Cat went on, “you see, a dog growls when it’s angry, and wags its tail when it’s pleased.
Now _I_ growl when I’m pleased, and wag my tail when I’m angry.
And Toto looked up into her face with his little black eyes and wagged his tail to show he knew what she meant.
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