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Definition of Wagging

Wagging
Wag Wag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Wagging.] [OE. waggen; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. vagga to rock a cradle, vagga cradle, Icel. vagga, Dan. vugge; akin to AS. wagian to move, wag, wegan to bear, carry, G. & D. bewegen to move, and E. weigh. [root]136. See Weigh.] 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. No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure. --Shak. Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head. --Jer. xviii. 16. Note: Wag expresses specifically the motion of the head and body used in buffoonery, mirth, derision, sport, and mockery.

Meaning of Wagging from wikipedia

- between women and dogs, happily wagging their tails at their owner's (player's) side". In examining the use of the term WAG, Shawna Marks concluded that...
- Look up wag or WAG in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wag generally refers to tail wagging by dogs. Wag, Wags, WAG or WAGS may also refer to: Wag (band)...
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- party would be the tail wagging the dog. The phrase was used again in the 1960s, as in the economic advice "don't let the tax tail wag the investment dog"...
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- Share New "Wagging Tongue" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 July 2023. Redfern, Mark (24 May 2023). "Depeche Mode Share New Video for "Wagging Tongue""...
- tail wagging the dog", used to indicate attention that is purposely being diverted from something of greater importance to something of lesser. Wag the...
- less important entity controls a more important one Tail wagging by dogs Wag (disambiguation) Wags the Dog, a mascot with the Australian children's band...
- time. Among their most con****uous behaviours is a near constant tail wagging, a trait that has given the birds their common name. In spite of the ubiquity...
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