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How to pronounce waving in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms wafture, wave
Type of gesture, motion
Has types brandish, flourish
Derivation wave

Examples of waving

waving
In an upstairs window, Santa walks past, waving at onlookers as he stacks gifts.
From the thenewstribune.com
On Thursday night, they partied in the compound, waving flags and beating drums.
From the thenewstribune.com
Large crowds were on both sides, waving enthusiastically as I drove slowly past.
From the theepochtimes.com
There was a lot of spinning and arm-waving, but not much in the way of footwork.
From the post-gazette.com
He's rescuing dogs and waving to people when all he wants is to lay down almost.
From the independent.co.uk
He landed Tuesday night in Warsaw in a steady rain, waving as he left his plane.
From the dailyherald.com
My favorite Prop 8 activity is waving Prop 8 signs at busy intersections in RSM.
From the ocregister.com
He used to make big-league batters look silly waving at that slider in the dirt.
From the philly.com
At that point McCain was looking away and literally waving me off as if annoyed.
From the toledoblade.com
More examples
  • One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
  • Beckon: signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
  • A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
  • Brandish: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
  • (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  • Roll: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
  • In mathematics and science, a wave is a disturbance that travels through space and time, usually by the transfer of energy. Waves are described by a wave equation that can take on many forms depending on the type of wave. ...
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  • WGTK (970 AM) is a News/Talk radio formatted radio station in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area. It is currently owned by Salem Communications. It was once WAVE-AM, the sister station of WAVE 3 television, and later, WLKY (Channel 32)'s sister operation.