Wag Meaning in English

word

US

ˈwæɡ

WAG

UK

wˈæɡ

WAG

التعريف

To move something from side to side, especially a tail or finger. Often used for how dogs show happiness by moving their tails.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used for animals' tails ('wag your tail'), but can be used for 'wag a finger' to show disapproval. Informal. Not commonly used for large objects. Don't confuse with 'wave', which is for hands or arms greeting/notifying someone.

• Spanish: meneear (cola) - agitar (cola, dedo)
• Portuguese (BR): abanar (rabo, dedo) - balançar
• Portuguese (PT): abanar (cauda, dedo) - balançar
• Chinese (Simplified): 摇摆（尾巴、手指等）
• Chinese (Traditional): 搖擺（尾巴、手指等）
• Hindi: हिलाना (पूंछ, उंगली)
• Arabic: يهز (ذيل، إصبع)
• Bengali: ন্যাড়ানো - নাড়ানো (পূঁছ বা আঙুল)
• Russian: вилять - махать (хвостом, пальцем)
• Japanese: 振る - 振り動かす
• Vietnamese: vẫy - lắc (đuôi hoặc ngón tay)
• Korean: 흔들다 - 꼬리를 흔들다
• Turkish: sallamak (kuyruk veya parmak)
• Urdu: ہلانا (دم یا انگلی) - جنبانا
• Indonesian: mengibaskan - menggerak-gerakkan

جمل نموذجية

The dog wagged its tail when it saw me.

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She wagged her finger at her brother.

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The puppy's tail wags when it is happy.

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Every time I come home, my dog starts to wag like crazy.

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Don't just wag your finger at me—tell me what's wrong!

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When the teacher left the room, a few kids started to wag their pencils in the air.

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