waved

5 definitions • 9 examples

past simple and past participle of

to raise your hand and move it from side to side as a way of greeting someone, telling someone to do something, or adding emphasis to an expression:

wave to/at I waved to/at him from the window but he didn't see me.

I was waving my hand like mad but he never once looked in my direction.

She was so annoyed she wouldn't even wave us goodbye/wave goodbye to us.

wave your hand about/around She waves her hands about/around a lot when she's talking.

to make a movement with your hand that tells someone or something to move in a particular direction:

You'll have to wait till the policeman waves the car on.

to move from side to side, or to make something move like this while holding it in the hand:

The corn waved gently in the summer breeze.

A crowd of people ran down the street waving banners.

He seems to think I can wave a magic wand and everything will be all right.

If hair waves, it curls slightly:

If she leaves her hair to dry on its own, it just waves naturally.