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Meanings of flag-waving in English

Fanatically patriotic.

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Usage of flag-waving in English
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Hondurans have won, Mr Maduro said to cheers and flag-waving by supporters.
The Irish Times
2
Setting all the flag-waving aside, what is the significance of the Baftas?
The Irish Times
3
Thus far, the flag-waving on the high seas has been ritualistic.
The Guardian
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He seemed to have good, virtuous, flag-waving American taste, she said.
The new yorker
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It was very different from the flag-waving, shouting bellicosity of his younger days.
East of eden
6
I'm an American and I'm not subject to any goddam flag-waving Union Jack!
King Rat
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To me, this attitude represents a patriotism much deeper than any spirited flag-waving.
The Irish Times
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Dancers, musicians and flag-waving well-wishers marked the occasion during a festival on Saturday.
BBC
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There was little flag-waving, but the flag was once more recognizable and thrilling.
The new yorker
10
She threw her arms in the air as the flag-waving crowd went wild.
Reuters
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He comes from a family of flag-waving, security cleared patriots.
The Guardian
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It would be worth doing to annoy a certain class of unforgiving, flag-waving patriot.
The Irish Times
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But his financial arrangements have not always been so flag-waving.
The Guardian
14
Will Craig distance 007 from the flag-waving, union jack-parachute version?
The Guardian
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Both leaders held final rallies in Italian plazas yesterday before thousands of cheering, flag-waving supporters.
The Irish Times
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The young, flag-waving ScotNats and Milifans lost out to their more conservative parents and grandparents.
The Guardian
Flag-waving through the time