wave
noun
a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.
have been waving
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present perfect progressiveof wave.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Berkshire Hathaway may have been waving a big yellow caution flag in front of investors this weekend, after the giant conglomerate revealed it’s sitting on its biggest-ever cash pile of $397 billion.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
Others have been waving warning flags for much of the past two months.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
This is the thing that Mark and I have been waving our hands about, complaining about, worrying about for, I don’t know, Mark, I want to say … forever?
From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2024
“He is loved and missed and the emotions that have been waving in and out of my body and mind ... have been a roller coaster.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
He was trying to remain inconspicuous, but being so awkward and unhappy about it that he might as well have been waving a flag.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
