wigging

[ wig-ing ]

/ ˈwɪg ɪŋ /

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noun British Informal.

a scolding or reproof.

Origin of wigging

First recorded in 1805–15; wig + -ing¹

Words nearby wigging

wigeon, wigged, wigger, wiggery, Wiggin, wigging, wiggle, wiggle nail, wiggler, wiggle room, Wigglesworth

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Example sentences from the Web for wigging

If you ever needed a wigging or any other punishment Id give it to you.
The Arrival of Jimpson|Ralph Henry Barbour
He would show that young lady whether she could treat him so outrageously without getting the wigging she deserved.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
Either we won't be alive to bear the wigging, or else we'll be tails up.
The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge|Percy F. Westerman
As for trenchdwellers like myself, we never came in touch with them except when we were in for a wigging.
The Kingdom Round the Corner|Coningsby Dawson

That made him more wretched than ever; and it was only an ordinary "Colonel's wigging!"
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for wigging

wigging

/ (ˈwɪɡɪŋ) /

noun

British slang a rebuke or reprimand

NZ the shearing of wool from the head of a sheep

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单词	wigging
释义	wigging [ wig-ing ] / ˈwɪg ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wigging ON THESAURUS.COM noun British Informal. a scolding or reproof. Origin of wigging First recorded in 1805–15; wig + -ing¹ Words nearby wigging wigeon, wigged, wigger, wiggery, Wiggin, wigging, wiggle, wiggle nail, wiggler, wiggle room, Wigglesworth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wigging If you ever needed a wigging or any other punishment Id give it to you. The Arrival of Jimpson\|Ralph Henry Barbour He would show that young lady whether she could treat him so outrageously without getting the wigging she deserved. The Highgrader\|William MacLeod Raine Either we won't be alive to bear the wigging, or else we'll be tails up. The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge\|Percy F. Westerman As for trenchdwellers like myself, we never came in touch with them except when we were in for a wigging. The Kingdom Round the Corner\|Coningsby Dawson That made him more wretched than ever; and it was only an ordinary "Colonel's wigging!" The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for wigging wigging / (ˈwɪɡɪŋ) / noun British slang a rebuke or reprimand NZ the shearing of wool from the head of a sheep Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wigging bother, provoke, irritate, pester, needle, nag, exasperate, get, peeve, tease, dog, vex, nettle, pique, bum, irk, hack, gall, grate, bug
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wigging

noun British Informal.

Origin of wigging

Words nearby wigging

Example sentences from the Web for wigging

British Dictionary definitions for wigging

noun

Words related to wigging