American English pronunciation

How to pronounce wig

IPA transcription: ['wɪɡ]

Hear “wig” pronounced

['wɪɡ]

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['wɪɡ]

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['wɪɡ]

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Noun

  • hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair

  • British slang for a scolding

Usage examples

  • Adults can be observed from April to August on flowers, twigs of conifer.
  • "Never to come on a green twig;" not to get on in the world.
  • He wrapped the twigs in a piece of cloth and put them back in his bag.
  • With help from Wozniak and Gull Banks, Wigginton developed The Spreadsheet, codenamed "Mystery House".
  • After getting his ‘Abitur’ at the Ludwig-Meyn high school, he studied mechanical engineering.
  • The first full-scale Haber-Bosch plant was erected in Oppau, Germany, now part of Ludwigshafen.
  • Each clown's wig was secured by a tiny bowler hat held by an elastic chin-strap.
  • His childhood home was at Wighill, near Tadcaster.
  • With "Flip Your Wig" the band was finally allowed to self-produce.
  • Vera Zorina was born Eva Brigitta Hartwig in Berlin, Germany.