as in motioning
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
waved them over to the side of the road
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Recent Examples of waving
Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
While some crowds did gather Saturday waving green, white and red flags in the predominantly Latino Pilsen neighborhood, an undercurrent of caution persisted.
—Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Aerial footage from the helicopter shows the woman staring up at her rescuers and waving her hands.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Was that Mike Vrabel waving the white flag in his Patriots debut?
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Here, waving and chatting is expected, rather than avoided.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
The cruise begins As the cars headed to Robert's house, there were many spectators throughout the city taking photos and waving at the convoy.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The second photo features the Younger alum in a striped sweater top, pinstriped trousers with a tiny purse smiling and waving.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recently, a woman slowed down a line at the post office, waving her phone at the clerk.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Footage from the rescue mission shared by Michigan State Police on X shows the woman frantically waving towards the helicopter above her while lost amongst the trees.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
While some crowds did gather Saturday waving green, white and red flags in the predominantly Latino Pilsen neighborhood, an undercurrent of caution persisted.
—Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Aerial footage from the helicopter shows the woman staring up at her rescuers and waving her hands.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Was that Mike Vrabel waving the white flag in his Patriots debut?
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Here, waving and chatting is expected, rather than avoided.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
The cruise begins As the cars headed to Robert's house, there were many spectators throughout the city taking photos and waving at the convoy.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The second photo features the Younger alum in a striped sweater top, pinstriped trousers with a tiny purse smiling and waving.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recently, a woman slowed down a line at the post office, waving her phone at the clerk.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waving
Noun
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Its name, Albatross, pays tribute to the massive seabird known for its ability to travel thousands of miles across the open ocean without much wing-flapping.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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When the wing flapping became incessant, the DNR team knew the eagles were just about ready.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the Astros celebrated, and as music blared and fireworks went off, Chisholm got close to Walsh, yelling and gesturing with his hands.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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During a banquet dinner Sunday evening, Xi warmly greeted Putin and was seen gesturing expressively in conversation with the Russian leader.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The last one, right below the zone, had Crow-Armstrong flailing to end the frame.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Waving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waving. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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