wags 1 of 3

plural of wag
as in flaps
a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down the dog gave its tail a single wag before it flopped back down

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wags

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noun (2)

plural of wag

wags

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wag

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Recent Examples of wags
Noun
But not every interaction at dog parks ends with happy tail wags. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Less bending for pets + slower eating habits = better digestion and more tail wags. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
As Gino wags his finger at his estranged wife, Natalie begins to approach Jasmine. Abigail Adams, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wags
Verb
  • The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.
    Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But sometimes even icons need to switch things up a bit—cue the dizzying array of flippy waves, shags, and bobs over the years.
    Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That goes for Jimmy Kimmel and for anybody who flaps their gums for a living.
    Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • To clean your garbage disposal, Lane suggests starting by cleaning the rubber flaps by using dish soap and a brush or an old toothbrush to scrub the rubber flaps that line the disposal.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inside The Breakfast Club studio, where Charlamagne Tha God talks politics and culture.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Home in a comfy chair, holding baby Zakaria, who’s nursing while Mayniel talks.
    Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Humanity pumps 40 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere each year.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Miley Cyrus pulled ivory Paris Texas pumps for a Schiaparelli gown at Tribeca.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The scene flicks to a flashback of Henry at war, which then switches to Henry in his previous timeline suffering from a nightmare.
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The work captures life between Mount Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples, where the ground shakes periodically and the fumaroles of the Phlegraean Fields taint the air.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The roar starts before the lights go down — a low, collective thunder that shakes the arena floor.
    Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.
    Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Because that pendulum swings the other way, too.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Libra season swings you back and forth, packing your schedule.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025

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

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