Antonyms for wave


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : weyv
Phonetic Transcription : weɪv


Definition of wave

Origin :
  • "move back and forth," Old English wafian "to wave with the hands" (related to wæfre "wavering, restless"), from Proto-Germanic *wab- (cf. Old Norse vafra "to hover about," Middle High German waben "to wave, undulate"), possibly from PIE root *webh- "to move to and fro; to weave" (see weave (v.)). Meaning "to make a sign by a wave of the hand" is from 1510s. Related: Waved; waving.
  • I was much further out than you thoughtAnd not waving but drowning.[Stevie Smith]
  • noun sea surf, current
  • verb move back and forth; gesture
Example sentences :
  • He lifted Dennet on his shoulder, and bade her wave her parchment.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Her pity for Priscilla went through and through her in wave after wave.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • Her heart ascended on a wave of thanks to the giver of song.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • "That's all right, my boy," cried Yates loftily, with a wave of his hand.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The wave of humanity that swept down the steps carried Mike in its front wash.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • The officers spring to their feet, wave their swords, and cheer loudly.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • From the wave of sound words spattered out and up like spray.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • It always seemed to Ariston as though a wave had thrown him there.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
  • Just now a wave of religion is sweeping over some of the Southern States.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • He looked up with his never-failing smile of welcome and a wave of his hand.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

Synonyms for wave

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