1
a
: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head
b
2
: an act of wigging : rebuke
wigged; wigging
: to scold severely
slang
: to lose one's composure or reason : freak
—usually used with out
Examples of wig in a Sentence
Noun
She was wearing a blonde wig.
the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy
Verb
with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
On Fan Appreciation Night, pink wigs were handed out to the Lynx faithful in honor of the StudBudz duo of Hiedeman and Courtney Williams.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
The show also won a special Tony Award for hair and wig design.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
One said bump is a particularly nasty, literal wig-snatching fight between Vida and Chi-Chi.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Trick-or-treaters and other participants don outfits, wigs and accessories to show off their disguises for the event.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
On Fan Appreciation Night, pink wigs were handed out to the Lynx faithful in honor of the StudBudz duo of Hiedeman and Courtney Williams.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
The show also won a special Tony Award for hair and wig design.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
One said bump is a particularly nasty, literal wig-snatching fight between Vida and Chi-Chi.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wig
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wig. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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