American English pronunciation
How to pronounce waved
IPA transcription: ['weɪvd]
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Verb
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signal with the hands or nod
“She waved to her friends”
“He waved his hand hospitably”
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move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
“The curtains undulated”
“the waves rolled towards the beach”
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move or swing back and forth
“She waved her gun”
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twist or roll into coils or ringlets
“curl my hair, please”
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set waves in
“she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair”
Usage examples
- With his hand he waved to his companions to keep back.
- Cultural festival with flag being waved in front of singing crowd.
- The pennant waved when the wind blew.
- The pennant waved when the wind blew.
- Claudia picked up the knife and waved it menacingly.
- He saw him afar off and waved a friendly hand.
- The tree top waved in a graceful way.
- A "chaur sahib" is waved above the book.
- In response, Hardie took off his jumper and waved it defiantly at Malthouse.
- The tree top waved in a graceful way.