wag (1) — OET

wag1

verb

1 the dog's tail began to wag frantically:

swing, sway, shake, move to and fro, swish, switch, quiver, twitch, flutter, waver, whip;

oscillate, vibrate, undulate.

2 he shouted and wagged his finger:

shake, wave, waggle, wiggle, wobble, flourish, brandish, raise.

noun

1 Flossie managed a feeble wag of her tail:

swing, sway, shake, swish, switch, quiver, twitch, flutter, waver, whip, oscillation, vibration, undulation.

2 a wag of the finger:

waggle, wiggle, wobble, wave, shake, flourish, brandish.

wag (1) Oxford Dictionary of English