wag
An oscillating movementAn oscillating movement.
» The dog was wagging his tail.
Der Hund wedelte mit dem Schwanz. — Esperantostern
Собака виляла хвостом. — marafon
Собака виляв хвостом. — Balamax
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2 sensesAn oscillating movement.
The wag of my dog's tail expresses happiness.
Wedeln
виля́ниеviljánije
A witty person.
Schelm
шутни́кšutník, остря́кostrják
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
Examples
61 sentencesThe dog was wagging his tail.
Собака виляв хвостом. — Balamax
ruСобака виляла хвостом. — marafon
deDer Hund wedelte mit dem Schwanz. — Esperantostern
The dog wagged its tail.
Собака виляв хвостом. — Balamax
ruСобака виляла хвостом. — marafon
deDer Hund wedelte mit dem Schwanz. — Esperantostern
The dog wagged its tail eagerly.
My dog is wagging his tail.
ruМоя собака машет хвостом. — paul_lingvo
deMein Hund wedelt mit dem Schwanz. — Wolf
Cookie wagged his tail and barked.
ruКуки завилял хвостом и залаял. — marafon
Translations
4 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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