English Explanatory Dictionary

finger-wagging

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of finger-wag
noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see finger, wagging.
  2. The action of reprimanding or warning someone.

Word forms

finger-wagging finger-waggings

Etymology

From finger-wag + -ing.

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