"wigging" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-wigging.wav [US] Forms: wiggings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wigging (countable and uncountable, plural wiggings)
  1. (uncountable) The action of the verb wig. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wigging-en-noun-vyALRJ9S
  2. (countable, British, Ireland, colloquial, dated) A telling-off or reprimand. Tags: British, Ireland, colloquial, countable, dated
    Sense id: en-wigging-en-noun-yPYjJjH7 Categories (other): British English, Irish English
  3. (film) The practice of male stuntmen performing for actresses. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-wigging-en-noun-V5cxnGRK Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɪɡɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-wigging.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɪɡɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wigging
  1. present participle and gerund of wig Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wig
    Sense id: en-wigging-en-verb-i8lptJSW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 25 19 53

Inflected forms

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