Phonetic Breakdown of "waving"
Learn how to break down "waving" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
wav-ing
2 syllables
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/ˈweɪvɪŋ/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
W EY1 V IH0 NG
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Definition of "waving"
Pronunciation: /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
Verb
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To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.Example: "If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law."
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To put aside, avoid.
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To outlaw (someone).
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To abandon, give up (someone or something).
Verb
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To move from side to side; to sway.
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To stray, wander.
Verb
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To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.Example: "The flag waved in the gentle breeze."
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To move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
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(metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.Example: "I waved goodbye from across the room."
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To have an undulating or wavy form.
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To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.
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To produce waves to the hair.
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To swing and miss at a pitch.Example: "Jones waves at strike one."
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To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.Example: "The starter waved the flag to begin the race."
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(metonymic) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement.
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To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state.
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To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
Noun
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The motion of something that waves.
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Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.