Verbs that start with W

You wag or waggle something when you wave it backwards and forwards fairly fast. dogs wag their tails when they are happy. People sometimes wag their fingers to tell someone else off.

extension When you walk, you don't go very fast. You always have one foot on the ground. People normally walk around unless they are in a hurry, when they run.

You wash something when it is dirty by rubbing it with soap and water until it is clean. Washing removes dirt, oil, grease and other stains from something that is dirty.

lan Weaving is threading something in and out between something else. Baskets are woven, as is most cloth that isn't stretchy. You have to look very closely at cloth to see that it is woven.
Anything that looks like it is woven is said to have a woven or basketweave pattern.

You weigh something to find out how heavy it is. Weight is a measure of how much gravity pulls on something.
Not to be confused with way or whey.

You whirl around when you turn around quickly. Things that whirl can be fans or dancers, like the woman in the picture.

You wield something if you hold it and use it. You most commonly wield weapons and tools.
People can also wield power.

Wilting is the process by which something becomes wilted.

A wish is something you really, really want. Some people wish for possible things, like "I wish I had a better job" but other people might wish for impossible things, like the man in the picture has wished he can fly.
Some things are said to be able to grant wishes. When you blow out your birthday candles you can make a wish, and fairies are said to be able to grant wishes.

Something is wobbly if it can move around in an uneven way. Some things that wobble are jello, people learning to ride a bike and wobbly toys like in the picture.