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wæɡ 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) logre, riste på2. noun(a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) logring, ristingsvingeIsubst. \/wæɡ\/1) logring2) vifting, svinging, virring3) spøkefugl, skøyer4) (austr.) skulkerIIverb \/wæɡ\/1) logre, vifte (med), riste, svinge• don't you wag your finger at me!2) ( hverdagslig) vralte3) (austr.) skulkethe tail is wagging the dog ( overført) det er halen som logrer med hunden (det er de underordnede som bestemmer)wag along vralte i veiwag one's chin\/tongue ( overført) sladre, fare med løst snakk
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