Synonyms of wags

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noun (1)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flaps
• flicks
• twitches
• waggles
• wiggles
• waves
• shakes
• flutters
• switches
• swishes
• whisks
• nods
• whips
• rocks
• swings
• jerks
• wavers
• oscillations
• bobs
• sways
• jolts
• snaps
• jiggles

wags

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noun (2)

plural of wag

as in comedians

a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor

some wag wrote a droll satire on the scandal for the newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comedians
• wits
• jokesters
• drolls
• gaggers
• humorists
• funnymen
• jesters
• entertainers
• gagsters
• farceurs
• clowns
• gagmen
• cards
• jokers
• comics
• comediennes
• buffoons
• knockabouts
• pranksters
• fools
• parodists
• kidders
• teasers
• harlequins
• zanies
• caricaturists
• practical jokers
• satirists
• wisecrackers
• quipsters
• banterers
• cutups
• lampooners
• quippers

wags

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wag

1

as in waggles

to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions

the cat's tail wagged back and forth in annoyance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waggles
• flaps
• flicks
• twitches
• swishes
• bobs
• swings
• switches
• jerks
• waves
• sways
• flutters
• shakes
• rocks
• oscillates
• lashes
• wavers
• wiggles
• whips
• flails
• flops
• flickers
• nods
• jolts
• jiggles
• jogs
• beats
• jigs
• joggles

2

as in gossips

to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature

tongues will wag as soon as word of the house's selling price gets around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gossips
• talks
• dishes
• tattles
• tells
• spills the beans
• blabs
• hints
• reveals
• implies
• divulges
• intimates
• rumors
• suggests
• reports
• discloses
• circulates
• tips (off)
• squeals
• informs
• snitches
• babbles
• spills
• blabbers
• insinuates
• confides
• lets on
• noises (about or abroad)
• bandies (about)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shuts up
• clams up

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as in bobs

to make short up-and-down movements

the bird's head wagged jerkily as it looked for worms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bobs
• pumps
• shakes
• jerks
• nods
• sways
• jogs
• seesaws
• wiggles
• bobbles
• jounces
• rocks
• ducks
• jiggles
• wobbles
• swings
• undulates
• oscillates
• wabbles
• drops