A cartoon by Tom Cheney, from 1985.
"Despite the finger-wagging, PR experts say it’s unlikely that majorNFL sponsors like Verizon and PepsiCo would pull their sponsorship."
Last night, Barack Obama waded into new territory with a plan for the nation that seemed to rely particularly heavily on gee-whiz technology. In fact, Obama made so many references to 3-D printing, genome mapping, Apple, and clean energy that some wags on Twitter suggested he might be trying out for a writing position at a technology magazine.
- wade
- [動](自)1 (水の中を)歩く, 歩いて渡る;(雪・泥・草などの中を)やっと[骨折って]通る((across, into, through ...)) wade across a river川...
- wade in
- (1) 浅瀬に入る.(2) ((略式))勢いよく攻撃する;(むずかしいことを)勢いよく始める.(3) ((英略式))干渉する;活発に参加する.
- wade into
- ((略式))(1) 〈むずかしい仕事などを〉元気よく始める.(2) 〈人を〉激しく攻撃する;〈人と〉けんかする.(3) ⇒(自)1
v., wagged, wag·ging, wags. v.intr.
- To move briskly and repeatedly from side to side, to and fro, or up and down.
- To move rapidly in talking. Used of the tongue.
- To walk with a clumsy sway; waddle.
- Archaic. To be on one's way; depart.
To move (a body part) rapidly from side to side or up and down, as in playfulness, agreement, admonition, or chatter.
n.
The act or motion of wagging: a farewell wag of the hand.
[Middle English waggen.]
wagger wag'ger n.wag2 (wăg)
n.
A humorous or droll person; a wit.
[Perhaps from WAG1.]
vocalization
To express oneself in speech: speak, talk, verbalize.
Idioms: open one's mouth lips, put in into words, wag one's tongue. See words.べらべらしゃべる.
[動](〜ged, 〜・ging)(他)
1 〈動物が〉〈尾などを〉振る, ゆする, 振り動かす;〈あいさつなどを〉尾を振ってする;〈人が〉〈指・頭などを〉振る
wag one's finger at a person
人の鼻先で指を振る(▼非難・軽蔑)
人の鼻先で指を振る(▼非難・軽蔑)
wag one's head
首を縦に振る(▼軽蔑・喜び)
首を縦に振る(▼軽蔑・喜び)
The dog wagged its tail.
犬は尾を振った.
犬は尾を振った.
2 〈舌などを〉しきりに動かして話す.
3 ((〜 itで))((英俗))学校をさぼる.
━━(自)
1 〈頭・尾などが〉しきりに動く, 揺れる.
2 ((略式))〈舌などが〉絶えず[盛んに]動く. ▼特にうわさ話などをする場合.
3 ((英略式))〈人が〉立ち去る;旅行する;よろよろ歩く.
4 ((古風))〈事態が〉進む, 進行する.
5 ((英俗))(学校を)ずる休みする.
━━[名]
1 ((ふつう単数形))(頭・尾などを)振る[ゆする]こと((of ...));一振り
with a wag of ...
…を振って.
…を振って.
2 ((古風))おどけ[いたずら]男;機知に富む人;((英俗))怠け者.
hop the wag
((俗))ずる休みする(play truant).chinwag (CHIN-wag)noun
Chat, gossip.
verb intr.
To chat or gossip.
Etymology
Chin + wag.
Usage
"While the other stars were busy in their vans with make-up, scripts or waiting for their mobiles to go beep-beep, she (Lara Dutta) would have a heart-to-heart chinwag with them (crew members)." — Madhureeta Mukherjee; Lara Makes 'Masti' Crew Cry!; The Times of India (New Delhi); Feb 25, 2004.
"Jolyon Wagg: I'll send you a policy... No, better still, I 'll bring it myself. That'll give us a chance to have another chinwag together." — Herge; The Calculus Affair; Little Brown & Company; 1997.
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