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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Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The other guy gets his wig knocked off and has an accident in his pants.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Jeff Schenck with Hybrid Entertainment graciously purchased my wigs, and even offered unlimited transportation to any of my appointments.
—Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Instead of a wig, Danielle relied on extensions.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
There are Mauro Shampoo dolls, Mauro Shampoo T-shirts, Mauro Shampoo wigs.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The other guy gets his wig knocked off and has an accident in his pants.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Jeff Schenck with Hybrid Entertainment graciously purchased my wigs, and even offered unlimited transportation to any of my appointments.
—Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Instead of a wig, Danielle relied on extensions.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wig. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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