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Meanings of waving in English

The act of signaling by a movement of the hand.

Flying.

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Examples for "wave"
Examples for "wave"
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Broderbund's 3-D Home Architect is a good example of this new wave.
Wired
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The restrictions, however, have prevented a national second wave of the virus.
Reuters
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The Victoria curbs have prevented a second wave of national infection, however.
Reuters
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The agrichemicals industry has seen a wave of consolidation in recent months.
Reuters
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New generation wave energy: could it provide one third of Australia's electricity?
The Guardian
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I had only a glimpse of him, but several times felt the cool wafture of his silent wings.
Lilith: A Romance
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Stray waftures of invisible gases bit his eyes and made them sting.
South Sea Tales
Usage of waving in English
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You've already made that abundantly clear, said Morgan waving away Betsy's response.
House of Bathory
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Europe is waving goodbye to the two-party politics that shaped its democracies.
The Irish Times
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The security strategy involved keeping protesters apart from groups waving Chinese flags.
The Guardian
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So the Natural History Museum is waving goodbye to 'Dippy' the Diplodocus.
The Guardian
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Thank you for your help, Hoyt said, waving over a uniformed officer.
Roast mortem
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Make yourself at home, Mrs. MacLeod said, waving me into the house.
The one-week job project: one man, one year, 52 jobs
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The waving line holds in moral as well as in corporeal beauty.
The History of Emily Montague
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So don't expect to start waving on digital fashion accessories right away.
Wired
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We could see the battle-flags of the enemy waving in the breeze.
"Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment / Or, A Side ...
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I am not entirely unprotected.' And she gestured, waving her hand forward.
Assail
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The so-styled poet was waving his arms in the air and declaiming:
The Rover Boys at College; Or, The Right Road and the Wrong
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The soldiers in the boats kept waving at them to come along.
The Descent
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Cruise passengers could be seen on board waving to those on land.
Radio NZ
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Not everyone is rushing into the breach waving the ebooks flag, however.
Wired
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The corners were filled with them; the walls were waving with them.
Hetty's Strange History
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Do go, she said quickly, frowning and waving her hand to him.
Android Karenina
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