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wags

  • plural
    of wag.
    wag
    verb (used with object)
    to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly.
  • present tense form
    of wag (3rd person singular).
    wag
    verb (used with object)
    to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly.

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“Obsession,” on the other hand, wags its finger at projecting a fantasy onto your crush.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Kabawat exclaims in approval as another, Ghufran, wags her finger for emphasis: "We either occupy a space where we hold all the decision-making power, or we don't want to be in that space at all."

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Wall Street wags say bigger investment managers will do worse, but Blackstone’s 2025 investment performance was pretty good.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

This dual audience for the written word—readers and advertisers—has survived in digital media, and as with silly summer inserts, it’s often the tail of advertising that wags the dog of text.

From Slate ● May 21, 2025

He loves people, greets them with all the tail wags possible, licks their faces.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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