1
a
: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head
b
2
: an act of wigging : rebuke
wigged; wigging
: to scold severely
slang
: to lose one's composure or reason : freak
—usually used with out
Examples of wig in a Sentence
Noun
She was wearing a blonde wig.
the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy
Verb
with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Flipping back to the 1960s, Ross’ bouffant wig was never not teased or set.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Mar. 2025
The winning pair’s wigs, in particular, are some of the worst wigs ever on the show.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Yet, in Maryland, thousands of residents suffering from conditions like alopecia areata, scarring alopecia and lupus are forced to bear the financial burden of purchasing a cranial prosthesis (a wig or hairpiece) out of pocket because insurance does not recognize it as a necessary medical expense.
—Nathan Kattapuram, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
As opposed to human hair wigs, the crew sources synthetic wigs, which are generally much more lightweight.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Flipping back to the 1960s, Ross’ bouffant wig was never not teased or set.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Mar. 2025
The winning pair’s wigs, in particular, are some of the worst wigs ever on the show.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Yet, in Maryland, thousands of residents suffering from conditions like alopecia areata, scarring alopecia and lupus are forced to bear the financial burden of purchasing a cranial prosthesis (a wig or hairpiece) out of pocket because insurance does not recognize it as a necessary medical expense.
—Nathan Kattapuram, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wig
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wig. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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