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Word entry · 4 letters

wave

Best crossword clue

"Gesture of greeting"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /weɪv/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aevwStarts with WEnds with E12 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Moving ridge of water; also a gesture or repeated motion.

Word origin

From Middle English waven, from Old English wafian (“to wave, fluctuate, waver in mind, wonder”), from Proto-West Germanic *wabōn, from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, *wabjaną (“to wander, sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and from, wander”).

Used in a sentence

  • The flag waved in the gentle breeze.
  • I raised my arms in a final salute. I smiled. I waved goodbye. I turned into the helicopter, the door was closed, the red carpet was rolled up.
  • I waved goodbye from across the room.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues

01Gesture of greeting4 letters
02Greet with the hand4 letters
03Hand greeting motion4 letters
04Hand motion for hello4 letters
05Hand motion hello4 letters
06Moving ridge on water4 letters
07Ocean crest4 letters
08Ocean rise4 letters

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