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- [wag]
- /wæg/
- /wæɡ/
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- [wag]
- /wæg/
Definitions of wagged word
- verb with object wagged to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail. 1
- verb with object wagged to move (the tongue), as in idle or indiscreet chatter. 1
- verb with object wagged to shake (a finger) at someone, as in reproach. 1
- verb with object wagged to move or nod (the head). 1
- verb without object wagged to be moved from side to side or one way and the other, especially rapidly and repeatedly, as the head or the tail. 1
- verb without object wagged to move constantly, especially in idle or indiscreet chatter: Her behavior caused local tongues to wag. 1
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Origin of wagged
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English waggen < Old Norse vaga to sway, or vagga cradle
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Parts of speech for Wagged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wagged popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
wagged usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wagged
noun wagged
- shook — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- twitched — to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve.
- waved — having a form, outline, or appearance resembling waves; undulating.
- carded — a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
- clowned — Simple past tense and past participle of clown.
verb wagged
- flapped — Simple past tense and past participle of flap.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- bobbed — If a woman's hair is bobbed, it is cut in a bob.
- fluttered — to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
- lashed — having lashes or eyelashes, especially of a specified kind or description (usually used in combination): long-lashed blue eyes.
Antonyms for wagged
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