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wigging

[ wig-ing ]
/ ˈwɪg ɪŋ /
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noun British Informal.
a scolding or reproof.
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Origin of wigging

First recorded in 1805–15; wig + -ing1

Words nearby wigging

wigeon, wigged, wigger, wiggery, Wiggin, wigging, wiggle, wiggle nail, wiggler, wiggle room, Wigglesworth
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Words related to wigging

bother, irritate, provoke, bug, dog, exasperate, gall, get, get on one's nerves, grate, hack, irk, nag, needle, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, tease, vex

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British Dictionary definitions for wigging

wigging
/ (ˈwɪɡɪŋ) /
noun
British slang a rebuke or reprimand
NZ the shearing of wool from the head of a sheep
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