English Dictionary

wag

/wæɡ/

verb

To swing from side to side, such as of an animal's tail, or someone's head, to express disagreement or disbelief. / (UK, Australia, slang) To play truant from school.

The pendulum began to wag back and forth.

意味（1）

To swing from side to side, such as of an animal's tail, or someone's head, to express disagreement or disbelief.

No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure.

意味（2）

(UK, Australia, slang) To play truant from school.

My misfortunes all began in wagging, Sir; but what could I do, exceptin' wag? Excepting what? said Mr. Carker. Wag, Sir. Wagging from school. Do you mean pretending to go there, and not going? said Mr. Carker. Yes, Sir, that's wagging, Sir.

意味（3）

(obsolete) To be in action or motion; to move; progress.

Thus we may see, quoth he, how the world wags.

意味（4）

(obsolete) To go; to depart.

I will provoke him to 't, or let him wag.