wagged

past tense of wag

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wagged 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 Her body wiggled and her tail wagged. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 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
  • But what if the bees talked back?
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bader talked with the young fan and gave him an autographed baseball bat.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This magnificent fruit can be candied, bobbed, picked and pied.
    Lorenza Medley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The boat gently bobbed above where the divers soon would be swimming.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Osaka said her fighting victory over Liudmila Samsonova in Montreal flicked a switch that lit the spark.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Sporting took the lead early thanks to Joveljic’s 15th goal of the 2025 season, a header flicked in at the near post.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 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
  • After a while, the lady shook her head.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The earthquake shook at a depth of just 4 miles, with its epicenter about 6 miles south-southeast of Pinnacles.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On second-and-9, quarterback Brock Purdy pumped and uncorked a long ball to receiver Ricky Pearsall, who got a step on cornerback Riq Woolen down the sideline for a 45-yard gain.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Oklahoma Sooners will be facing the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday night in a heated non-conference matchup, and Oklahoma legend Trae Young is pumped for the affair.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For a locker room that’s been through a lot because the front office swung and missed on the worst quarterback trade in NFL history.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Busta also received an assist from Papoose and Joyner Lucas, all of them sharing lyrical wordplay and seamless tradeoffs as Busta swung between his trademark dichotomy of rapping to gruff bellowing.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Wagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagged. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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