wigwag

/ˌwɪgˈwæg/
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Other forms: wigwagging; wigwagged; wigwags

Definitions of wigwag
  1. verb
    send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
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    type of:
    brandish, flourish, wave
    move or swing back and forth
  2. verb
    signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code
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    type of:
    sign, signal, signalise, signalize
    communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
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