jag
noun
a sharp projection on an edge or surface.
jags
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present tense formof jag (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Shell-shocked, he suffered panic attacks and crying jags but seems to have settled down after a sleepover with a friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
He was nicknamed "two jags" by the press after it emerged he had two Jaguar cars.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
The line bends and twists, jolts and jags.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2022
The singer is still afraid of Covid, and she had crying jags about returning to Broadway because “I just don’t want to do musicals anymore.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2021
She's Sybil with a better sense of humor, Eve without the crying jags.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
