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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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Metcalf and the fan, wearing a black-and-blue shirt and a blue wig, were speaking to each other before the two-time Pro Bowler threw a right hand toward the man's face.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
This time in an ebony wig and black and silver pants ensemble, Cher, a pair of effervescent dancers and a trio of background singers plowed through the song as fake snow fell from the rafters.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
Yang, beneath a hilariously ever-growing wig, communicated through his body language Barry’s fear of not being taken seriously.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
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Noun
During the interaction, the two had words with each other before Metcalf appeared to try to grab the fan’s blue wig.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Metcalf and the fan, wearing a black-and-blue shirt and a blue wig, were speaking to each other before the two-time Pro Bowler threw a right hand toward the man's face.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
This time in an ebony wig and black and silver pants ensemble, Cher, a pair of effervescent dancers and a trio of background singers plowed through the song as fake snow fell from the rafters.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
Yang, beneath a hilariously ever-growing wig, communicated through his body language Barry’s fear of not being taken seriously.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wig. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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