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waving

  • present participle of wave.

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Waving flags and dancing to booming Latin music, the Ecuador football fans were living the World Cup fever.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

Waving Georgian and EU flags, tens of thousands of protesters marched in central Tbilisi on Saturday.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

Waving Mexican flags and signs criticizing President Trump, about 300 people overtook sidewalks in Inglewood on Saturday afternoon in the hours leading up to the match between the Mexican and Dominican Republic national teams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025

Waving Indonesian and Palestinian flags, the protesters, many wearing white Islamic robes, filled a major thoroughfare in downtown Jakarta running outside the embassy.

From Washington Times • Oct. 28, 2023

Waving at you from Barcelona, where my father ate snails in broth.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart