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wigwag

/wig-wag/US // ˈwɪgˌwæg //UK // (ˈwɪɡˌwæɡ) //

假发,假发的人,假发的,挥舞着手中的笔

Related Words

fly飞,飞翔,苍蝇flap扇动,扑打,扑腾,扇形twirl转动,转移,转圈,旋转swing摆动,摇摆,挥杆,摆荡wield挥舞,挥动,挥舞着,挥舞手臂brandish烙印,品牌,烙画,挥舞twist扭转,扭曲,缠绕,扭曲了shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动flutter扑腾,飘扬,飘动,翩翩起舞quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动stream溪流,流,溪水,流动reel卷轴,卷筒,卷盘,卷带quaver八分音符,颤音,夸父,八分音符符direct直接,直接的,直达,直接的说pulse脉冲,脉搏,脉动,脉络sign签名,符号,标志,签署beckon招手,召唤,招手礼,招呼seesaw跷跷板,跷板,锯齿ripple涟漪,波纹,纹波,涟波gesticulate指指点点,指手画脚,指指点点的,比手划脚

Definitions

  1. 1

    wig·wagged, wig·wag·ging.

    • : to move to and fro.
    • : Nautical. to signal by movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Nautical. the act or process of sending messages by the movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.
    • : a message so signaled.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inwave
Synonyms
brandish烙印,品牌,烙画,挥舞flap扇动,扑打,扑腾,扇形flutter扑腾,飘扬,飘动,翩翩起舞fly飞,飞翔,苍蝇shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动swing摆动,摇摆,挥杆,摆荡twirl转动,转移,转圈,旋转twist扭转,扭曲,缠绕,扭曲了wield挥舞,挥动,挥舞着,挥舞手臂beckon招手,召唤,招手礼,招呼billow大浪,大浪淘沙,波浪,波涛汹涌coil线圈,卷材,盘管,卷轴curl卷曲,鬈毛,鬈鬈,鬈发direct直接,直接的,直达,直接的说falter趑趄不前,摇摆不定,衰退,摇摇欲坠flourish兴旺,兴旺发达,兴盛,兴起flow流动,流动性,流,流动的fluctuate变幻莫测,摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,波动gesticulate指指点点,指手画脚,指指点点的,比手划脚indicate表示,显示,表明,指示motion动议,动,动动,动动嘴oscillate摇摆不定,摆动,摇摆不定的,摆动的palpitate悸动,悸动着,悸动不安,惊悸pulsate脉动,脉动式,跳动,脉冲式pulse脉冲,脉搏,脉动,脉络quaver八分音符,颤音,夸父,八分音符符quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动reel卷轴,卷筒,卷盘,卷带ripple涟漪,波纹,纹波,涟波seesaw跷跷板,跷板,锯齿sign签名,符号,标志,签署signal信号,信号灯,信号显示,信号的stir搅动,搅拌,挑动,搅动了stream溪流,流,溪水,流动surge激增,浪涌,澎湃,汹涌澎湃sway摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定,摇晃swell肿胀,胀大,膨胀,胀swirl漩涡,涡流,涡旋,漩涡状swish挥动,唰,挥舞,摆动switch开关,转换,转换器,开关机tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动undulate波状,波状的,波动,起伏vacillate摇摆不定,游移不定,徘徊不前,游移vibrate震动,振动,震荡,震撼wag摇摆,摇摆不定,摇头晃脑,挥手waggle摇摆,摇摆不定,摇晃,摇动waver摇摆不定,摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定的whirl漩涡,旋涡,旋风,旋转wobble摇摆不定,晃动,摇摆,摇摆不定的move to and fro摆弄,走动,摆布,摆弄弄

Examples

  • I must see what becomes of Wigwag,' she replied to Mundus, as he called through the door that he was eating all the eggs.

  • It is more convenient for windy weather, because the flags are shorter and smaller than the flags of the three-motion wigwag.

  • The relief of the boys at the information conveyed by the wigwag signals from the shore may well be imagined.

  • When Frank related the story of the night, in his presence, he laughed and asked for the wigwag code which Frank had used.

  • Mr. Wells has perfected a method of signalling by means of wigwag, light, smoke, or whistle which is as simple as it is effective.

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