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.
waving
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present participleof wave.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But hundreds of young protesters defied the crackdown to march close to Connaught Place's Central Park, many of them waving flags in a show of defiance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Leaving the United States doesn’t mean waving goodbye to the U.S. tax system.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
He sits in the end zone and has a camera that goes up so high on a tripod that it could be waving a flag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
He then stalked San Francisco’s steep streets waving a medicine bottle full of gold dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
She begins to run alongside the train, waving with a mix of vigor and desperation—as if she’ll never see us again.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
