Wag — Defs

01 v. t. To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, t…

imp. & p. p. Wagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Wagging

1.
To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head.
“No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure.” — Shak.

“Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.” — Jer. xviii. 16.

02 v. i. To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.

1.
To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.
“The resty sieve wagged ne'er the more.” — Dryden.
2.
To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to progress; to stir.[Colloq.]
““Thus we may see,” quoth he, “how the world wags.”” — Shak.
3.
To go; to depart; to pack oft.[R.]
“I will provoke him to 't, or let him wag.” — Shak.

03 n. The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.

1.
The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.[Colloq.]
2.
A man full of sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a joker.
“We wink at wags when they offend.” — Dryden.

“A counselor never pleaded without a piece of pack thread in his hand, which he used to twist about a finger all the while he was speaking; the wags used to call it the thread of his discourse.” — Addison.