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wag

/wæɡ/verb

उच्चारण वैग

(पूँछ) हिलाना, हिलना

Core word

verbwagged, wagging
  1. 1

    [I, T]

    (of a dog's tail) to move from side to side; to make a dog's tail move in this way

    (पूँछ) हिलाना, हिलना

    • The puppy wagged its tail when Radhika came home.
    • Its tail was wagging happily.

    Synonyms waggle swing shake

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth (at sb)

    to move your finger from side to side or up and down, often to show that you disapprove of something

    (उँगली) हिलाना, (मना करते हुए) उँगली दिखाना

    • She wagged her finger at the naughty child.
    • He wagged his finger and warned the child not to touch the hot stove.

    Synonyms waggle shake

noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually singular]

    a movement from side to side or up and down

    हिलाने की क्रिया

    • The dog greeted us with a wag of its tail.
    • A wag of the head told the shopkeeper that the price was too high.
  2. 2

    [C] old-fashioned

    a person who enjoys making jokes

    मसख़रा, विनोदी व्यक्ति, ठिठोलिया

    • Some wag had written a funny caption under the minister's photo.
    • Some wag in the audience shouted out the answer before the quiz master finished the question.

    Synonyms joker wit comedian humorist jester

Idioms 2

tongues wag

people are talking about somebody's private life

लोग बातें बनाने लगते हैं, चर्चा होने लगती है

  • Their late-night meetings soon set tongues wagging.
  • If you keep visiting her so often, tongues will wag.

the tail wagging the dog

a situation in which a small or unimportant part controls a larger or more important part

छोटी या कम महत्वपूर्ण बात का बड़ी बात पर हावी होना

  • Letting one small partner decide the whole government's policy is a case of the tail wagging the dog.