Some came up anxiously, actually hoping they might be the lucky one; while others were indifferent; because there had been an interesting programme laid out for that morning's work, and they should hate to miss the "wigwagging" with signal flags; as well as more of Allan's trail talks, which were so great. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol] Reference
Some one is wigwagging on the bridge of the Olympia. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home] Reference
Was some traitor in the navy wigwagging to the old woman?. From Wordnik.com. [The Apartment Next Door] Reference
What did you ever learn wigwagging and signalling and things for?. From Wordnik.com. [The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers] Reference
The tenderfoot was well aware of what his chum had been doing while wigwagging Allan. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol] Reference
It was a rather mixed-up message, and kept Jim and Reddy wigwagging back and forth very strenuously to straighten matters out. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
"It's something to do with this same wigwagging, Thad, I'm sure of that?" he remarked, drawing a big breath in his new excitement. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol] Reference
There will be a speck in the sky; people grow tense; the comet catches it; is that wigwagging on the roof, those challenges in fire, returned?. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
"Yes, I remember it all now -- wigwagging it was," the tenderfoot went on to say with eagerness, and not a little satisfaction, because he had recalled everything that Thad wanted him to. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol] Reference
Although our wigwagging system was good enough for our requirements, yet we thought it would be more scientific to use the sun instrument, and besides, the latter could be used for signaling many miles. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
Already they were wigwagging the news of the discovery. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow] Reference
"Huh! s'pose they don't know anything about wigwagging with the flags?". From Wordnik.com. [Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay The Disappearing Fleet] Reference
There are three alphabets which may be used in telegraphing by wigwagging with. From Wordnik.com. [Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies] Reference
In the daytime, when ships are within easy distance, wigwagging is commonly used. From Wordnik.com. [A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"] Reference
Watch the doe yonder as she bounds away, wigwagging her heedless little one to follow. From Wordnik.com. [Wood Folk at School] Reference
Yet less than half a minute later a signalman raced to the stern of the mine sweeper, wigwagging frantically this message. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers] Reference
American girl went on wigwagging her message -- letter by letter, slowly, painstakingly, for she was imperfect in the code. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory] Reference
In the half gloom those gestures were decidedly incomprehensible; the deacon lowered his spectacles and stared at her, trying to understand this wigwagging. From Wordnik.com. [Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916] Reference
She stopped short at sight of the floating log; watched it steadily for two or three minutes, wigwagging her ears; then began to feed greedily on the lily pads that fringed all the shore. From Wordnik.com. [Wood Folk at School] Reference
He left his stand under the tree and circled nervously around it, looking, listening, wigwagging his big ears, trying the wind at every step, and setting his hoofs down as if he trod on dynamite. From Wordnik.com. [Wood Folk at School] Reference
Finally the snobbish string-orchestra from Boston, which played only the most exclusive music, began to tune up, and at length, after much mysterious wigwagging of signals to play, it played a hunting-piece. From Wordnik.com. [We Can't Have Everything] Reference
Little Wanderobo Dog had been let out of his first-class compartment in the train and was running up and down the platform, wigwagging messages of gladness with his tail and sniffing friends and strangers with dog-like curiosity. From Wordnik.com. [In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country] Reference
And on "steamer day" -- a day when one of the big mail and passenger steamers was expected in -- every citizen was gazing at Telegraph Hill to see the arms extend horizontally right and left, wigwagging, at last, "side-wheel steamer.". From Wordnik.com. [Gold Seekers of '49] Reference
German soldier in formidable helmet silhouetted against the sky on the eleventh tee of the Easthampton golf course, one of the three that rise above the sand dunes along the surging ocean, wigwagging signals to the warships off shore. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory] Reference
He never burst into a place like a cyclone of happiness, but rather, he sort of oozed in and oozed out, his mild brown eyes brimming with gentleness and his tail, that eloquent insignia of canine gladness, wigwagging messages of good cheer. From Wordnik.com. [In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country] Reference
Still she waved; and finally, by a miracle of faith, the boy was roused from his slumbers, drawn to his window as the sun arose, and, looking out, saw Barbara's familiar flag wigwagging frantically on the heights of Lambertville three miles away. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory] Reference
From the mastheads the red and white Ardois lights were winking even as the illuminated arms of the semaphores were wigwagging jerky messages from bridge to bridge; on shore, on the water, on the clouds, the great search-lights swept and crossed endlessly. From Wordnik.com. [Sonnie-Boy's People] Reference
Admiral "capitulated, seeing fate plainly in league with his tailor; and wigwagging the decision to us beside him, he led the way down the stairs and dived into the world awash. From Wordnik.com. [Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers] Reference
The spotlights start wigwagging across the stage. From Wordnik.com. [License Invoked]
Hotel sailors are wigwagging. From Wordnik.com. [With Funston's Men] Reference
Two flags are used in wigwagging. From Wordnik.com. [Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies] Reference
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