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PRONUNCIATION OF WIGWAGGING

wigwagging  [ˈwɪɡˌwæɡɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIGWAGGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wigwagging is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb wigwagging in English.

WHAT DOES WIGWAGGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flag signals

Flag signals can mean any of various methods of using flags or pennants to send signals. Flags may have individual significance as signals, or two or more flags may be manipulated so that their relative positions convey symbols. Flag signals allowed communication at a distance before the invention of radio and are still used especially in connection with ships.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WIGWAGGING

PRESENT

Present
I wigwag
you wigwag
he/she/it wigwags
we wigwag
you wigwag
they wigwag
Present continuous
I am wigwagging
you are wigwagging
he/she/it is wigwagging
we are wigwagging
you are wigwagging
they are wigwagging
Present perfect
I have wigwagged
you have wigwagged
he/she/it has wigwagged
we have wigwagged
you have wigwagged
they have wigwagged
Present perfect continuous
I have been wigwagging
you have been wigwagging
he/she/it has been wigwagging
we have been wigwagging
you have been wigwagging
they have been wigwagging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I wigwagged
you wigwagged
he/she/it wigwagged
we wigwagged
you wigwagged
they wigwagged
Past continuous
I was wigwagging
you were wigwagging
he/she/it was wigwagging
we were wigwagging
you were wigwagging
they were wigwagging
Past perfect
I had wigwagged
you had wigwagged
he/she/it had wigwagged
we had wigwagged
you had wigwagged
they had wigwagged
Past perfect continuous
I had been wigwagging
you had been wigwagging
he/she/it had been wigwagging
we had been wigwagging
you had been wigwagging
they had been wigwagging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will wigwag
you will wigwag
he/she/it will wigwag
we will wigwag
you will wigwag
they will wigwag
Future continuous
I will be wigwagging
you will be wigwagging
he/she/it will be wigwagging
we will be wigwagging
you will be wigwagging
they will be wigwagging
Future perfect
I will have wigwagged
you will have wigwagged
he/she/it will have wigwagged
we will have wigwagged
you will have wigwagged
they will have wigwagged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been wigwagging
you will have been wigwagging
he/she/it will have been wigwagging
we will have been wigwagging
you will have been wigwagging
they will have been wigwagging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would wigwagging
you would wigwagging
he/she/it would wigwagging
we would wigwagging
you would wigwagging
they would wigwagging
Conditional continuous
I would be wigwagging
you would be wigwagging
he/she/it would be wigwagging
we would be wigwagging
you would be wigwagging
they would be wigwagging
Conditional perfect
I would have wigwagging
you would have wigwagging
he/she/it would have wigwagging
we would have wigwagging
you would have wigwagging
they would have wigwagging
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been wigwagging
you would have been wigwagging
he/she/it would have been wigwagging
we would have been wigwagging
you would have been wigwagging
they would have been wigwagging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you wigwag
we let´s wigwag
you wigwag
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to wigwag
Past participle
wigwagged
Present Participle
wigwagging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WIGWAGGING


bagging
ˈbæɡɪŋ
ballyragging
ˈbælɪˌræɡɪŋ
bragging
ˈbræɡɪŋ
brown-bagging
ˌbraʊnˈbæɡɪŋ
carpetbagging
ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡɪŋ
dagging
ˈdæɡɪŋ
defragging
ˌdiːˈfræɡɪŋ
dragging
ˈdræɡɪŋ
flagging
ˈflæɡɪŋ
foot-dragging
ˈfʊtdræɡɪŋ
fragging
ˈfræɡɪŋ
lagging
ˈlæɡɪŋ
lallygagging
ˈlælɪˌɡæɡɪŋ
nagging
ˈnæɡɪŋ
sagging
ˈsæɡɪŋ
sandbagging
ˈsændˌbæɡɪŋ
scagging
ˈskæɡɪŋ
slagging
ˈslæɡɪŋ
tagging
ˈtæɡɪŋ
unflagging
ʌnˈflæɡɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIGWAGGING

wigger
wiggery
wigging
wiggle
wiggle room
wiggler
wiggly
wiggy
wight
wightly
wigless
wiglet
wiglike
wigmaker
Wigner
Wigtownshire
wigwag
wigwagged
wigwagger
wigwam

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIGWAGGING

begging
blogging
bugging
changing
clogging
debugging
dogging
flogging
gagging
hogging
hugging
jigging
jogging
legging
ligging
logging
pegging
plugging
rigging
shagging
tugging

Synonyms and antonyms of wigwagging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wigwagging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIGWAGGING

Find out the translation of wigwagging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wigwagging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wigwagging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

wigwagging
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wigwagging
570 millions of speakers

English

wigwagging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wigwagging
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

wigwagging
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

wigwagging
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wigwagging
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wigwagging
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wigwagging
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyayang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wigwagging
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

wigwagging
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wigwagging
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wigwagging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wigwagging
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wigwagging
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाग्विगिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wigwagging
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wigwagging
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wigwagging
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

wigwagging
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wigwagging
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wigwagging
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wigwagging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wigwagging
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wigwagging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wigwagging

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIGWAGGING»

The term «wigwagging» is normally little used and occupies the 140.088 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WIGWAGGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wigwagging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wigwagging» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wigwagging

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIGWAGGING»

Discover the use of wigwagging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wigwagging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Boys' Life
As you swing the flag in "dots" and "dashes," make a figure-eight with the tip of the staff. WIGWAGGING By WILLIAM HILLCOURT Make clear break between letters by holding flag for a moment in an upright position. After each word, bring flag ...
2
Scientific American Boy
Wigwagging at Night. At night we used a torch in place of a flag. The torch consisted of a roll of dried birch bark tied with wire to the end of a staff. It was found necessary to place another torch on the ground directly in front of the signaler so as ...
A. Russell Bond, 2006
3
Popular Mechanics
WIGWAGGING. By. Lew. Fonseca. (Promotional Director, American League) '"pO GET the most enjoyment out of a baseball game, you should know something of the subtleties and stratagems of baseball. It is one thing to watch a play, and ...
4
Popular Science
Signaling by two-arm semaphore in the Navy is very similar to hand-flag wigwagging. The ordinary machine or stationary semaphore is also authorized for general use by the Army at the present time. With the machine a third arm or indicator ...
5
Boys' Life
The Making of a Tenderfoot The Second of Three Great Scouting Stories By JOHN FLEMING WILSON Illustrated by James Daugherty BOYS' LIFE. they're signaling,' tad replied curtly. ' it's kid olsen wigwagging. HB AWOKE TO FIND TAD ...
6
Boys' Life
Practice wigwagging indoors; then use it outdoors. There's no "quick-trick" to learning the Morse code — it's simply a matter of settling down to learning it in the most effective manner. The best and quickest way has proved to be by sound.
7
Popular Science
Wigwagging. Is. Now. Done. by. Machine. A dash is indicated by swinging the disk | to the left of operator FLOAT POD POCKEC PIPE SUPPLY PIPE TO CISTERN' Fig. 1. Feeding-time at what was the largest pigeon ranch; the 100,000 birds ...
8
Popular Mechanics
Squad of Apprentice Seamen Receiving Instruction in the Code for Signaling with Flags, or Wigwagging How the Recruit is Taught the Correct Marching Step The Picture at the Right Shows the Kind of Flag Used in Wigwagging The ...
9
Forest Glen
Wigwagging in 1919 helped the gitls bettet undetstand the tigots of Wotld Wat I. Select students patticipated fot a full semestet in a mock atmy base named Camp Steevet, complete with olive dtab middies. Camps wete set up neat the tose ...
Rich Schaffer, 2004
10
The California Ground Squirrel: A Record of Observations ...
There was a brief (five to fifteen seconds) wigwagging of the tails observed at three spots about 10 feet from one another within fifteen minutes. Five or six persistent attempts to mount were made in an hour. Eleven squirrels were out at 6:05 ...
Jean Myron Linsdale, 1946

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIGWAGGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wigwagging is used in the context of the following news items.
1
National safety activist wants drivers to focus just on road
A. When that pilot car [height-detection pole] hit the bridge, and the antenna is wigwagging, how much situational awareness is there on behalf of that driver, ... «The Seattle Times, Apr 15»
2
The Phony Sign Language Interpreter Meets his Match
Nonetheless, Thamsanqa Jantjie, the wigwagging deaf interpreter standing just three feet from Barack Obama, maintains that his sign-language interpretation of ... «American Thinker, Dec 13»
3
Paul Taylor: A Difficult Lottery of Riches
Khobdeh's enactment of hauteur followed by flailing, abject terror is spot-on, and Kleinendorst's wigwagging arms as he casts his spell are as frightening as his ... «San Francisco Classical Voice, May 13»
4
The Widow's Mite, or Queen of the Rancho
... and the lighthouse keeper wigwagging that his daughter Nellie has the measles, and bugs getting into the fruit trees; and when, in addition to all this, the State ... «Vanity Fair, Feb 11»
5
The man behind Hitler speaks
... hollow-cheeked, sad-eyed head – a bloodhound's eyes - one is immediately struck, first by the femininity of his upraised, wigwagging (nay, fluttering) left hand, ... «The Villager, Aug 05»

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