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
Recent Examples on the Web
Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The video, shot in New York, was directed by Amber Grace Johnson and shot on 35mm film, depicting Roan making her way through the city in cartoonishly long wigs and loathing about a broken heart on the subway.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
In the music video, Roan is bedecked in a Cousin Itt–like wig situation, klutzing throughout New York City with her giant hair cascading down the fire escape and getting caught in taxi doors and, of course, on the subway.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
In the episode, which premiered on March 24, 2006, Miley Stewart’s best friend Lilly scores tickets to see the biggest pop star around — not knowing that she’s been the sensation getting on stage in a blonde wig for the past two years.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
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Noun
Sporting assorted colored wigs and eye-catching outfits, some of them designer-made, Lauper spent as much time talking with the Pine Knob crowd as singing.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The video, shot in New York, was directed by Amber Grace Johnson and shot on 35mm film, depicting Roan making her way through the city in cartoonishly long wigs and loathing about a broken heart on the subway.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
In the music video, Roan is bedecked in a Cousin Itt–like wig situation, klutzing throughout New York City with her giant hair cascading down the fire escape and getting caught in taxi doors and, of course, on the subway.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
In the episode, which premiered on March 24, 2006, Miley Stewart’s best friend Lilly scores tickets to see the biggest pop star around — not knowing that she’s been the sensation getting on stage in a blonde wig for the past two years.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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