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wagging
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
n. The motion of something that is wagged. vb. (present participle of wag English)
WordNet
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Usage examples of "wagging".
Mildred warned, wagging a reproving finger at the red-faced old man, perched uncomfortably on the back of Judas.
His right hand was raised, the forefinger wagging up at Jordan Teague as though in admonishment.
Strasser, wagging a bony finger at him as though at a naughty child who must be indulged only up to a certain point.
It spent most of the journey with its face pressed against the porthole, tongue lolling, tail wagging, leaving nose-prints on the glass.
The wolf dog was on its back, trying to nip his fingers, his tail wagging madly, while the others ran in circles, hoping to be picked next.
Looking more closely Pierre recognized the blue-gray dog, sitting beside the soldier, wagging its tail.
He swaggered from the crowd, his effetely narrow sword wagging like the tail of a braggart hound, and bent one knee to her.
He was neither a Peripatetic nor a Sedentary to be teaching the waggings of the world to dewy youth.