Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A stirring; moving; waving; oscillation; vibration.
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- verb Present participle of
wag .
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Examples
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I don't recall Clinton or Carter getting any finger-wagging from the media when they criticized Bush from 2000 through 2008.
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As with the Clintons, lecturing others on their conduct and/or finger wagging is the height of HYPROCRISY … and some kind of elitist (dangerous) DENIAL.
Is Virtue What We Buy or What We Sell? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Elitist finger wagging is as Canadian as the beaver and maple syrup.
Oh No! A Scary, Horrible Tiger Is Gonna Eat ME! « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2007
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I just wanted to say that all the huffing, puffing and finger-wagging from the left about this clip is really entertaining.
Waldo Jaquith - Bush attempts to give German Chancellor a rubdown. 2006
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"Finger-wagging is just something that I do automatically,"
USATODAY.com 2003
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"Finger-wagging is just something that I do automatically,"
USATODAY.com 2003
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The finger-wagging from the American side is almost certain to intensify too.
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The finger-wagging from the American side is almost certain to intensify too.
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The finger-wagging from the American side is almost certain to intensify too.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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In political circles, that's called wagging the dog or changing the channel.
Archive 2006-11-01 Ed Hollett 2006
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