WAGGED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

wagged

verb

past tense of wag

as in flapped

to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions the cat's tail wagged back and forth in annoyance

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as in talked

to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature tongues will wag as soon as word of the house's selling price gets around

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as in bobbed

to make short up-and-down movements the bird's head wagged jerkily as it looked for worms

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Recent Examples of wagged Doncic responded by knocking down a three-pointer in the face of Lendeborg, and then wagged his finger at his would-be defender. — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026 Some wagged their tails as people approached, licked their hands and even liked to be petted. — Alida De Flamingh, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 No hit for you Caminero leaped to his left to snag Steven Kwan’s hard liner to third in the fifth and then wagged his finger toward the batter. — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Caminero leaped to his left to snag Steven Kwan's hard liner to third in the fifth and then wagged a finger toward the batter. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 From the dugout, Diamondbacks bench coach Jeff Banister wagged his finger at the Cubs. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Dogs being hurried out of the apartment building by their owners wagged their tails, excited by the commotion. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2026 After waiting for Odysseus to return, the dog wagged its tail and died. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026 Vlašić wagged his tongue and ran toward his teammates with outstretched arms in celebration. — CBS News, 27 June 2026

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Verb

But in the build-up to that goal, Hemansen had flapped at a Caspar Jander cross.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Above the dancers flapped a ring of American flags, each representing a military veteran from the community who had passed away.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of flapped

Verb

Teton talked to a senior crew member who said that many hadn’t been given transportation off the ship or help with their visas.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
His daughters sharpened their communication skills, talked to friends and family, and set up their own playdates.

— Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of talked

Verb

The Chiefs had no answer for Smith-Njigba, who bobbed and weaved his way through the defense for nine catches, 150 yards and a touchdown.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
On a recent morning, surfers bobbed in the water off North Beach, not far from the rocky structure shoring up the train tracks by the sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of bobbed

Verb

The two friends also gossiped about the buzz surrounding their friendship, Shawkat previously told The New Yorker.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026
If her fellow cast members were debriefed about her dismissal or gossiped amongst themselves, it was not shown onscreen.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of gossiped

Verb

Surveillance footage released by police showed Andreatta reaching for Pagano’s wrist, arm and shoulder before the two shook hands.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Steve Witkoff called Vladimir Putin a humanitarian, which had a lot of people shook because, famously, Vladimir Putin also started this war.

— Kelli Wessinger, Vox, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of shook

Verb

During the test, Linton jerked and twitched in what prosecutors described as an attempt to fake a seizure.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Somewhere nearby, in a dark office, an eavesdropping oreja has just jerked to attention on his hard little chair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

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