Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of wave.
- n. Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
Examples
“Flag-waving is but a quadrennial affair, when the German soccer team marches off to the World Cup.”
“I am introduced to my shiny, gunmetal grey lobster, pincers waving from a rough-hewn wooden dish.”
The Guardian: Best UK Restaurant 2010: The Kitchin, Edinburgh
“I have a new desktop picture - Emin waving Azerbaijani flag in front of the UN building in New York.”
Global Voices in English » Azerbaijan: Citizen media in defense of detained activists, bloggers
“They are joining the security lobby in waving shrouds and bleeding stumps.”
The Guardian: Cutting from the rich and clobbering the middle, Cameron looks like a lefty
“She heard the purr of Uncle Nick's car settling into the garage and he walked in waving the cloth sling in his undamaged hand.”
“Sometimes less arm waving is better than more arm waving in achieving a goal.”
NASA's Jim Hansen Engages In Personal Foreign Policy - NASA Watch
“However, the tired, old "I'm a taxpayer!" hand-waving is the wrong argument, and just doesn't hold water.”
NASA ESAS Study Appendices Show up on Pay-Per Use Site - NASA Watch
“Editor's update: Classic exaggerated arm waving from the British press - as linked to by the Drudge Report.”
“Next day it was done, with baby Jesus smiling happily and waving from the sleigh.”
“If you squint and look up, you can almost see Hester Prynne waving from the dormer windows over the Perfumania shop.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘waving’.
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FUN - gestures
There are thousands of sign languages and possibly millions of gestures in human communication but not all of them have a name. Some are understood everywhere, some are understood everywhere but di...
okay sign, abhayamudra, apology, beckoning sign, Bellamy salute, benediction, blessing, blah-blah, "check, pleaseā sign, clenched fist, Chinese number ge..., Clinton thumb and 360 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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Dictation Words
Dictation words-2nd Grade
waiting, loudly, chatting, waving, nodded, sticky, label, replied, surprised, naughty, glasses, tomorrow and 20 more...
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