Main Entry:

¹wave

Pronunciation:

\ˈwāv\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

waved; wav·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English wæfan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave

Date:

before 12th century

intransitive verb1: to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute2: to float, play, or shake in an air current : move loosely to and fro : flutter <flags waving in the breeze>3of water : to move in waves : heave4: to become moved or brandished to and fro <signs waved in the crowd>5: to move before the wind with a wavelike motion <field of waving grain>6: to follow a curving line or take a wavy form : undulatetransitive verb1: to swing (something) back and forth or up and down2: to impart a curving or undulating shape to <waved her hair>3 a: to motion to (someone) to go in an indicated direction or to stop : signal <waved down a passing car> b: to gesture with (the hand or an object) in greeting or farewell or in homage c: to dismiss or put out of mind : disregard —usually used with aside or off d: to convey by waving <waved farewell>4: brandish, flourish <waved a pistol menacingly>

synonyms see swing