waving

[ˈweɪvɪŋ]

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When you wave your hand or move your arm up and down, that's waving. People often do this when saying goodbye or trying to get someone's attention.

Waving is one of those actions that people do with their arms, like a big hug without actually touching each other. You can see people waving at the beach, in a crowd, or even on TV when a news anchor says something important and wants everyone watching to take note. Some countries have special flags that wave in the wind too. When you're driving by someone standing on the side of the road, they might be holding up a sign with their hand out and waving - it's usually asking for help or directions.

How common is "waving"?

Word waving is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

verb

To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
Example: If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.
To put aside, avoid.
To outlaw (someone).
To abandon, give up (someone or something).

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To move from side to side; to sway.
To stray, wander.

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verb

To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
Example: The flag waved in the gentle breeze.
To move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
(metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
Example: I waved goodbye from across the room.
To have an undulating or wavy form.
To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.
To produce waves to the hair.
To swing and miss at a pitch.
Example: Jones waves at strike one.
To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.
Example: The starter waved the flag to begin the race.
(metonymic) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement.
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state.
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.

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noun

The motion of something that waves.
Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.

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