wag
verb (used with object)
to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly.
was wagging
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past progressiveof wag.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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She described the moment Indie came out as "emotional", adding: "The moment her feet were on the floor her tail was wagging."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2023
“Their manager had some choice words for me coming off the field and he was wagging his finger at me, so I wagged my finger at him,” Cole said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
His tail was wagging, excited to meet his new family.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023
She added, “Her tail was wagging a million miles a minute.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
His old tail was wagging so fast that I just knew it was going to come unscrewed from his body.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
