"wave in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: waves in [present, singular, third-person], waving in [participle, present], waved in [participle, past], waved in [past]
Etymology: English wave + in. From Middle English waven, from Old English wafian (“to wave, fluctuate, waver in mind, wonder”), from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, *wabjaną (“to wander, sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and from, wander”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waven}} Middle English waven, {{inh|en|ang|wafian||to wave, fluctuate, waver in mind, wonder}} Old English wafian (“to wave, fluctuate, waver in mind, wonder”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wabōną}} Proto-Germanic *wabōną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*webʰ-||to move to and from, wander}} Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and from, wander”) Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wave in (third-person singular simple present waves in, present participle waving in, simple past and past participle waved in)
  1. (transitive) To try, in public, to attract people into a business establishment. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-wave_in-en-verb-Mf2dAfhA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "While the gentleman in blue waves customers in and out at the rate of one every three and one-third minutes, bank teller Gooding peers up through his oversized periscope and discourses on the hazards of his job. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1955/10/21/money-by-mirror-pthe-smiling-face/"
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          "text": "By your definition, it's not only the proprietor of the Eden Club who qualifies as a pimp, it's the receptionist at every massage parlor, the security guard in the parking lot outside who waves customers in, etc. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140439/http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/printthread.php?t=1076&pp=15&page=60"
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