They waved good-bye to their parents as the train pulled out.
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Waved
//weɪvd//
Synonyms for "waved" (326 found)
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Closest matches (66)
brandishflutterrollundulationaccostaddressadvertiseaffectafroairambagesamplitudeanfractuosityantinodebarberbe poisedbeatbeat the drumbeckonbetoken
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bickerbillowblazonblazon forthbobbobbleborebowbrandishingbreakbreakerbreakersbreathebring forthbring forwardbring into viewbring outbring to noticecareenchopchoppinesschopping seacircuitousnesscircumambagescircumbendibuscircumlocutioncircumvolutioncogglecoifcoiffurecold wavecombcomberconkconvolutioncorrugatecrashcrestcrinklecrinklingcurlcurtsydance
Strong matches (97)
dangledashde broglie wavedemonstratedevelopdiffractiondipdirty waterdisclosedisplaydivulgedramatizeeagreebb and flowelectromagnetic radiationelectromagnetic waveemblazonembodyembraceenact
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evidenceevinceexchange colorsexhibitexpose to viewexpressflagflag downflapflashflauntflauntingflexuosityflexuousnessflickflickerflipflitflitterfloatflopflourishflourishingfluctuateflyfrequencyfrequency bandfrequency spectrumgive a signalgive signgive the nodgive tokenglancego pitapatgravity wavegreetingground swellguided wavegutterhailhail and speakhaircuthairdohairstylehalf-masthand clasphand-clasphandlehandshakeheaddressheaveheavy seaheavy swellhellohighlighthoist a bannerhold uphome permanenthow-do-you-dohugilluminatein phaseincarnateindicateinterferenceintorsioninvolutionkallang wavekickkisslashleerlibratelift
Noun(1 words)
Related words (163)
lightlongitudinal waveloplurchmake a show ofmake a signmake clearmake plainmanifestmaterializemeanmeandermeanderingmechanical wavemexican wavemotionnaturalnodnodenudge
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nutateoscillateout of phasepalpitateparadepeakpendulateperformperiodperiodic wavepermanentpermanent wavepitchpitter patterpitter-patterpokepompadourpopplepresentprocessproducepulseput forthput forwardradio waveraise a cryrashrayreelreinforcementrepresentresonanceresonance frequencyresonaterevealrifflerippleriserise and fallrivulationrockroll outrollerrough watersalutationsalutescendseaseismic wavesendset forthshakeshakingshingleshock waveshowshow forthsignsignalsignalizesinuationsinuositysinuousnessslatslinkinesssmashsmilesmile of recognitionsnakinesssnapsound an alarmsound the trumpetsound wavespeakspluttersportspotlightsputtersurfsurface wavesurgeswagswayswellswingswingingswitchthrobtidal boretidal wavetide wavetokentorsiontortilitytortuositytortuousnesstosstouchtransverse wavetrimtrot outtroughtrumpettrumpet forthtsunamiturningtwistingundundulateunfoldunfurl a flagvacillatevauntvibratewagwagglewater wavewave a flagwave aboutwave equationwave motionwave numberwave the handwavelengthwaveletwaverwavingwhite horseswhitecapswieldwigwagwindingwinkwobble
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Translations
2 translations across 2 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- вълнист adj (having a wave-like form or outline)
Romanian
1 entries- ondulat adj (having a wave-like form or outline)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Bob waved to whomever he saw.
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The candidate waved his hand to whomever he saw.
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I waved him back.
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