"waving" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-waving.ogg [US] Forms: wavings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪvɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} waving (plural wavings)
  1. The motion of something that waves.
    Sense id: en-waving-en-noun-j1NuvKm6
  2. Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.
    Sense id: en-waving-en-noun-L3QodLKm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dick-waving, dick-waving contest, flag-waving, hand waving, hand-waving, shroud-waving

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-waving.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪvɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} waving
  1. present participle and gerund of wave Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wave
    Sense id: en-waving-en-verb-tbYS-pm3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 92

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for waving meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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