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Wigging

/ˈwɪɡɪŋ/

To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).

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verb
  1. 1

    To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).

  2. 2

    To upbraid, reprimand.

  3. 3

    To become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions.

noun
  1. 1

    The action of the verb to wig.

  2. 2

    A telling-off or reprimand.

  3. 3

    The practice of male stuntmen performing for actresses.

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WordDefinition
wignounA head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.

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wigglingnounThe motion of something that wiggles.
waggingverbThe motion of something that is wagged.
wagglingverbThe act of something being waggled.
wigglenounA rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular.
wigwaggernounAnything that wigwags.
bigwigismnounSynonym of bigwiggery.
wagglenounA wobbling motion.
wiggerynoun(archaic) A wig or wigs; false hair.
waggernounOne who, or that which, wags.
wigwagnounA device that causes one or more lights to flash in a preset pattern.
wanglingnounThe act of one who wangles.
whickeringnounThe act of producing a whicker.
waddlingverbThe act of one who waddles.
whingdingnounAlternative form of wingding. [(slang) A fit or spasm.]
wigglesnounThe tendency to squirm or be restless.
wagglernoun(fishing) A float consisting of a thin tube of plastic with a line threaded through an eye at the bottom.
wigglernounAnything that wiggles.
winkingverbThe act of someone who winks.
wingdingnoun(computing, typography) A dingbat (ornamental typographical symbol), especially one from the Wingdings font.
jiggingnounThe act of dancing a jig.

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