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    waving
    /ˈweɪvɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. moving one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal: "the waving crowds"
    • 2. moving to and fro with a swaying motion while remaining fixed to one point: "the waving flag"

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  2. Waving is the present participle of wave, which means to move your hand or something from side to side. Learn how to use waving in different contexts, such as greeting, telling, or adding emphasis, with examples and idioms.

    • Flag-Waving

      FLAG-WAVING definition: 1. the strong expression of support...

    • Wave Someone Off

      WAVE SOMEONE OFF definition: 1. to wave to someone as they...

  3. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word wave as a verb, noun, and noun (2). See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of wave.

  4. Learn the meaning of wave as a verb and a noun in English, with different senses and usage. Find out how to use wave in phrases, idioms, and expressions, and see examples of wave in sentences.

  5. Waving is a verb that means to move the hand or an object up and down or back and forth, usually to signal or communicate. It can also mean to have a curved or undulating form, or to be part of a group or trend.

  6. a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell. Synonyms: whitecap, undulation. any surging or progressing movement or part resembling a wave of the sea: a wave of the pulse. a swell, surge, or rush, as of feeling or of a certain condition:

  7. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand.

  8. a swell, surge, or rush, as of feeling or of a certain condition: a wave of disgust sweeping over a person; a wave of cholera throughout the country. a widespread feeling, opinion, tendency, etc.: a wave of anti-intellectualism; the new wave of installment buying.