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   wag

   /waɡ/

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to an animal's tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro: "his tail began to wag"
   • ▪ move (an upward-pointing finger) from side to side to signify a warning or reprimand: "she wagged a finger at Elinor"
   • ▪ (used of a tongue, jaw, or chin, as representing a person) talk, especially in order to gossip or spread rumors: "this is a small island, and tongues are beginning to wag"

   noun

   • 1. a single rapid movement from side to side: "a chirpy wag of the head" Similar swingswayshakeswishswitchquivertwitchflutterwaverwhiposcillationvibrationundulationwagglewigglewobblewaveshakeflourishbrandish

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from the Germanic base of Old English wagian ‘to sway’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • W

     4

   • A

     1

   • G

     2

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