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Sentence count:235+32Posted:2016-07-16Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: flapfluttergesturemovesignalswayswingSimilar words: havecaveleaveslaveweavehave onsave uphave toMeaning: [weɪv]  n. 1. one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) 2. a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon 3. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth 4. something that rises rapidly 5. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand 6. a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair 7. an undulating curve 8. a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) 9. a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch. v. 1. signal with the hands or nod 2. move or swing back and forth 3. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion 4. twist or roll into coils or ringlets 5. set waves in. 
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151. A little wave, the first of many, splashed in my face.
152. A new wave of job losses is expected this year.
153. I returned his wave and started to walk towards him.
154. She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.
155. In the 1970s, the country came close to collapse as it was swept by a wave of strikes.
156. News of the atrocities produced a wave of anger and revulsion.
157. With the fall of the Bastille in 1789 , a wave of euphoria swept over Europe.
158. Are you coming to the station to wave me off?
159. The ship righted itself after the big wave had passed.
160. Some places had temperatures in the forties during the heat wave.
161. With a wave of her magic wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince.
162. He dismissed her with a wave of the hand .
163. As the wave bore down on us, the trough deepened.
164. You can't simply wave a wand and get rid of nuclear weapons.
165. A wave of bombings ripped through the capital's business district.
166. After investigation they learned that the brain wave, which was a side of the brain will sleep.
167. She declined the offer with a wave of her hand.
168. Mrs Singh is still riding the crest of a wave of popularity.
169. This recent wave of terrorism has ruled out any chance of peace talks.
170. She gave a hurried wave and set off across the grass.
171. A wave of frenzied buying pushed the index up 136.2 points.
172. The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later.
173. He kissed off their objections with a wave of his hand.
174. Allied planes launched wave after wave of air attacks on the city.
175. Your hair has a natural wave whereas mine's just straight and boring.
176. Interruptions were swept aside with a wave of his hand.
177. He would always turn and wave at the end of the street.
178. My stomach lurched as another big wave hit the boat.
179. "I don't care - you choose, " he said,(Sentencedict) with an airy wave of the hand.
180. The water displaced by the landslides created a tidal wave.
More similar words: havecaveleaveslaveweavehave onsave uphave tosave forcave inleave outslaveryleave offtravelerhave a ballleave aloneleave behindhave to do withmachiavellianhave a good time
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