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
Synonyms of wig
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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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 June 2026
Recent viral videos of a bot in a clown wig roundhouse kicking a small child, or another dancing bot breaking a spectator’s nose, are testament to that.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026
Sporting quite the wig, the Seinfeld star turned up for one episode in season 4.
—Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Likewise, the information helps Mancuso tailor wigs on what is sometimes very short notice, and the two departments collaborate incredibly closely to, say, transform Bad Bunny into a chatbot companion (of sorts).
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 June 2026
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Noun
They were written by a bunch of guys in powdered wigs and knee socks.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 June 2026
Recent viral videos of a bot in a clown wig roundhouse kicking a small child, or another dancing bot breaking a spectator’s nose, are testament to that.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026
Sporting quite the wig, the Seinfeld star turned up for one episode in season 4.
—Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Likewise, the information helps Mancuso tailor wigs on what is sometimes very short notice, and the two departments collaborate incredibly closely to, say, transform Bad Bunny into a chatbot companion (of sorts).
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 June 2026
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 18 Jun. 2026.
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