1
a
: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head
b
2
: an act of wigging : rebuke
wigged; wigging
: to scold severely
slang
: to lose one's composure or reason : freak
—usually used with out
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Examples of wig in a Sentence
Noun
She was wearing a blonde wig.
the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy
Verb
with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
The visual directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and Charlie Denis dropped on Sunday (Dec. 22) and in it the Skims founder takes center stage in a blonde wig as a woozy party host crawling through the wreckage of holiday merriment gone sideways.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
The message at the holiday campaign's core comes at a perfect time, reemphasizing a history-making power move demonstrated by Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Armani Latimer who danced without her wig for Alopecia Awareness during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 9.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The brand, which develops lace front wigs that go up to $1,600, has grown to become a leading name in wigs and extensions, namely among the Black entertainment community.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Except instead of a wig, this head sports a wispy curtain of just a few dozen hairs, held in place by double-sided tape.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
The visual directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and Charlie Denis dropped on Sunday (Dec. 22) and in it the Skims founder takes center stage in a blonde wig as a woozy party host crawling through the wreckage of holiday merriment gone sideways.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
The message at the holiday campaign's core comes at a perfect time, reemphasizing a history-making power move demonstrated by Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Armani Latimer who danced without her wig for Alopecia Awareness during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 9.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The brand, which develops lace front wigs that go up to $1,600, has grown to become a leading name in wigs and extensions, namely among the Black entertainment community.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wig. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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