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
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
But there were multiple wardrobe and wig changes in between those looks.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
In 2021, former first lady Jill Biden dressed up as a flight attendant who wore a black wig and handed out ice cream bars to members of the media from a flight from California to Washington.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
The most egregious is the wig Snook wears as Dorian for the first half of the play, a curly, blonde, clownish mop.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The following year, Jenner wore a bright blonde wig with brown roots to the 2019 Met Gala at daughter Kylie Jenner's suggestion.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
But there were multiple wardrobe and wig changes in between those looks.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
In 2021, former first lady Jill Biden dressed up as a flight attendant who wore a black wig and handed out ice cream bars to members of the media from a flight from California to Washington.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
The most egregious is the wig Snook wears as Dorian for the first half of the play, a curly, blonde, clownish mop.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wig
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“Wig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wig. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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