wagged

past tense of wag

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wagged Her tail wagged with excitement at the new territory. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Hope then asked to hold the pup, who has curly sandy-colored fur and wagged her tail as the 6-year-old held her in her arms (with a little help from her mom). Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The pair shared curious stares and wagged tails throughout the three-hour journey, delighting those seated nearby. Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025 That includes Gerrit Cole, who infamously wagged his finger at the Mariners’ bench and fired a high, 0-2 fastball at Caballero back in June 2023 when the hitter played for Seattle. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025 Tracy’s caregivers and foster mom all gave her pats as the blue-eyed dog wagged her tail and moved down the line. Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagged
Verb
  • Moytoy flapped his lips fast like an engine.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Cunha, sitting on the turf, flapped his arms when Mbeumo failed to follow in for a tap-in.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Anne had also talked to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2025
  • But while Swift’s album is objectively the most talked-about this week, several other powerhouse artists unveiled new music as well.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Memories and childhood tokens bobbed and broke apart.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But unlike Yamamoto—whose second straight 10-K one-hitter was wasted—Verlander bobbed and weaved and lollipop-curved the lineup to death.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Replays suggested that Woltemade had flicked the ball in.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The old reservoir flicked at the edge of my consciousness—like hearing your parents fighting but not grasping the stakes.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Researchers found that both same-gender and different-gender couples gossiped for about 38 minutes a day individually and 29 minutes a day together.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • By Brendan Kuty, Jen McCaffrey and Chris Kirschner NEW YORK — The crowd roared, and then the building shook.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Clark shook her head and said no to both questions.
    Jill Martin, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hurts pumped before the throw, but Brown said that didn’t slow his route.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Even in regions without dams, farmers pumped recklessly from unmonitored wells.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As Houston started focusing more on eliminating shots around the basket, Atlanta swung the ball around the perimeter and created easy 3-point looks that drew frustrated timeouts from Udoka on multiple occasions.
    William Guillory, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the 2022 and 2024 cycles, pro-Israel groups swung into Democratic primaries, spending money against progressive critics of the Jewish state and keeping several out of Congress.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Wagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagged. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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