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bewag en · VERB

Etymology

From be- + wag.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To wag about; waggle.
    • With strange language, bewags his tongue … 2009, COMMENTATOR: The Opportunity
    • Which does the wagging and which is the bewagged? 1930, William Arthur Shaw, The theory and principles of central banking:
  2. (transitive) To wag excessively or completely.
    • Raman clan, it was already too late- bewigged Englishmen and, later, bewagged, Indian running dogs, sat in judgement over courts which were scrupulous [...] 2007, Vivek Iyer, Whiskey's Secret:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bewagged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bewagged Tense=Past lexicographic
bewagging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bewags Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

bewagged