wag
To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express…To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
» The dog was wagging his tail.
Der Hund wedelte mit dem Schwanz.
Собака виляла хвостом.
Собака виляв хвостом.
Meaning
6 senses(ambitransitive)To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
wedeln
виля́тьviljátʹ, маха́тьmaxátʹ, кача́тьkačátʹ
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang)To play truant from school.
schwänzen
прогу́ливатьprogúlivatʹ, прогуля́тьproguljátʹ
To move continually, especially in gossip; said of the tongue.
She's a real gossip: her tongue is always wagging.
(intransitive, slang)Of the tail (lower order of the batting lineup): to score more runs than expected.
The tail wagged.
(intransitive, obsolete)To go; to proceed; to move; to progress.
move from side to side
(intransitive, obsolete)To leave; to depart.
Examples
61 sentencesThe dog was wagging his tail.
Собака виляв хвостом.
ruСобака виляла хвостом.
deDer Hund wedelte mit dem Schwanz.
The dog wagged its tail.
Собака виляв хвостом.
ruСобака виляла хвостом.
deDer Hund wedelte mit dem Schwanz.
The dog wagged its tail eagerly.
My dog is wagging his tail.
ruМоя собака машет хвостом.
deMein Hund wedelt mit dem Schwanz.
Cookie wagged his tail and barked.
ruКуки завилял хвостом и залаял.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English waggen, probably from Old English wagian (“to wag, wave, shake”) withFrom Middle English waggen, probably from Old English wagian (“to wag, wave, shake”) with reinforcement from Old Norse vaga (“to wag, waddle”); both from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to wag”). Related to English way.
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Forms
wags, wagging, wagged, waggedSynonyms
2 synonyms- move from side to side:waggle
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle