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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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
Scarlet shouted, prowling the stage in a shimmering red outfit and gigantic wig.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 28 June 2025
Plus, her fans went to the trouble of buying and customizing lookalike wigs.
—Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
The tax credits were always seen as a giveaway to fat cats and big wigs.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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Noun
While shoes and wigs seemed to remain mostly intact, the crowd took the spirit of the invite to heart, jumping, screaming, and sweating to the sound of an Afrobeats visionary.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
Scarlet shouted, prowling the stage in a shimmering red outfit and gigantic wig.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 28 June 2025
Plus, her fans went to the trouble of buying and customizing lookalike wigs.
—Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
The tax credits were always seen as a giveaway to fat cats and big wigs.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wig. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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