wag
Definition of wag:
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part of speech: noun
A droll, mischievous fellow: a man full of sport and humor: a wit.
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part of speech: noun
To move from side to side: to shake to and fro:- pr. p. wagging; pa. t. and pa. p. wagged.
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part of speech: verb
To shake lightly; to move to and fro; to move with quick turns from side to side.
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part of speech: noun
A joker; one who plays tricks; a man full of sport and humour.
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Common misspellings:
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- gwg (100.0%)
Usage examples for wag:
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Pray you, let me be brought before my lord chamberlain, I'll not be answered else: 'Tis merry in hall, when beards wag all: I have seen the time you have wish'd for me for a merry Christmas; and now you have me, they would not let me in: I must come another time!
"In The Yule-Log Glow, Vol. IV (of IV)" – Harrison S. Morris -
It wag Ben Simeral.
"Laramie Holds the Range" – Frank H. Spearman -
Neighbours passed each other now in the lane with a toss of the head and 'a wag of the tail.
"An Isle in the Water" – Katharine Tynan
