- 1[transitive, intransitive] wag (something) if a dog wags its tail, or its tail wags, its tail moves from side to side several times
- 2[transitive] wag something to shake your finger or your head from side to side or up and down, often as a sign of disapproval Idioms
wag
verbNAmE//wæɡ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they wag he / she / it wags
past simple wagged
-ing form wagging
to cause people to start talking about someone's private affairs His sudden resignation set tongues wagging.
used to describe a situation in which the most important aspect is being influenced and controlled by someone or something that is not as important
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