Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 6 compound words that contain waving. The most common are listed below. Open waving in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- hand wavingDiscussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries.
- flag-wavingHighly vocal and visible support given to a cause.
- waving goodbyepresent participle and gerund of wave goodbye
- waving the bloody shirtpresent participle and gerund of wave the bloody shirt
- blow-wavingpresent participle and gerund of blow-wave
- finger wavingA hairstyling technique in which hair is shaped while wet into smooth, flat, S-shaped waves that lie close to the scalp, using the fingers and a comb.
- waving asidepresent participle and gerund of wave aside
- waving awaypresent participle and gerund of wave away
- waving downpresent participle and gerund of wave down
- waving offpresent participle and gerund of wave off
- waving throughpresent participle and gerund of wave through
- shroud-wavingArguing against a proposed policy on the grounds that it will result in deaths.
- waving the white flagpresent participle and gerund of wave the white flag
Compound words 6
- handwavingWaving the hands.
- unwavingThat does not wave.
- wavinglySo as to wave; with a waving motion.
- microwavingpresent participle and gerund of microwave
- flagwavingAlternative form of flag-waving: Highly vocal and visible support given to a cause.
- outwavingpresent participle and gerund of outwave