Definitions
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
01“Gesture of greeting”4 letters
02“Greet with the hand”4 letters
03“Hand greeting motion”4 letters
04“Hand motion for hello”4 letters
05“Hand motion hello”4 letters
06“Moving ridge on water”4 letters
07“Ocean crest”4 letters
08“Ocean rise”4 letters
09“Ocean roller”4 letters
10“Ocean swell”4 letters
11“Surfer's ride”4 letters
12“Sea swell”4 letters
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