Definition of "wigwag" in English

noun

1. Any of a number of mechanical or electrical devices which cause a component to oscillate between two states.

2. (US, military, historical) A signal sent by waving a flag to and fro.

verb

1. To move gently in one direction and then another; to wig or wiggle, to wag or waggle.

2. An act of wigwagging.

3. To oscillate between two states.

4. (US, military, historical) To send a signal by waving a flag to and fro.

adverb

1. With a wigwagging or to-and-fro motion.