TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
wag1, s. Anstrólaí m, áilteoir m.
wag2, s. Croitheadh m, luascadh m. (Of dog) With a wag of its tail, agus é ag croitheadh a eireabaill.
wag3 . 1 v.tr. Croithim, luascaim (mo lámha). To wag one's tongue, bheith ag cabaireacht, ag scilligeadh. To wag one's finger at s.o., do mhéar a bhagairt, a thomhas, ar dhuine. To wag one's head, do cheann a chroitheadh. S.a. CHIN. 2 v.i. a Croitheann, luascann. His tongue was beginning to wag, bhí sé ag bogadh chun cainte. To set (people's) tongues wagging, na daoine a chur ag caint. b How wags the world? conas tá an saol? cén bhail atá ar an saol?
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
F: To wag one's chin, clabaireacht a dhéanamh.
This incident set everybody's tongue wagging, bhain an eachtra seo caint mhór as gach duine.