"waving" meaning in English

See waving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-waving.ogg 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 32
  2. Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.
    Sense id: en-waving-en-noun-L3QodLKm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dick-waving, dick-waving contest, flag-waving, hand waving, hand-waving, shroud-waving

Verb

IPA: /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-waving.ogg
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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 32

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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    {
      "word": "flag-waving"
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