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WAVING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WAVING?

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Need another word that means the same as “waving”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “waving” in this overview.

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Waving as a Noun
Definitions of "Waving" as a noun
Synonyms of "Waving" as a noun (2 Words)
Associations of "Waving" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Waving” are: wafture, wave

Waving as a Noun

Definitions of "Waving" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “waving” as a noun can have the following definitions:

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.
A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon.
A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair.
One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water.
Something that rises rapidly.
The act of signaling by a movement of the hand.
A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures.
An undulating curve.
A movement up and down or back and forth.

Synonyms of "Waving" as a noun (2 Words)

wafture	The act of signaling by a movement of the hand.
wave	A shape regarded as resembling a breaking wave. He was swept out to sea by a freak wave.

Associations of "Waving" (30 Words)

amplitude	Breadth, range, or magnitude. The amplitude* of the crime of manslaughter lies beneath murder.*
buoy	Mark with a buoy. Shares were up 4p buoyed by his cut and thrust management style.
careen	Walk as if unable to control one’s movements. The ship careened out of control.
coast	Sail along the coast especially in order to carry cargo. They were coasting down a long hill.
ebb	Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb. The tide began to ebb.
fisherman	A person who catches fish for a living or for sport.
float	A drink with ice cream floating in it. Float data.
indigestion	Pain or discomfort in the stomach associated with difficulty in digesting food. You know crisps give me indigestion.
islet	A portion of tissue structurally distinct from surrounding tissues.
modulated	Changed or adjusted in pitch, tone, or volume.
neap	Of a boat be kept aground or in harbour by a neap tide. Neaps occur at 6 a m and 6 p m.
ocean	A very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically. They scramble across the beach to the ocean* and plunge into the surf.*
offshore	Situated at sea some distance from the shore. Deposits in offshore* accounts.*
oscillation	Regular variation in magnitude or position about a central point, especially of an electric current or voltage. The natural oscillation* of a spring.*
raft	Make into a raft. I have rafted along the Rio Grande.
reflux	The flow of a fluid through a vessel or valve in the body in a direction opposite to normal. The main culprit is bile reflux* a backup of digestive fluid that is supposed to remain in the small intestine.*
ripple	A thing resembling a ripple or ripples in appearance or movement. Ripple current.
sea	Used to refer to waves as opposed to calm sea. There was still some sea* running.*
seaweed	Large algae growing in the sea or on rocks below the high-water mark. Seaweed glistened on the rocks.
seismic	Of enormous proportions or effect. Seismic data show the deep structure of rift systems.
strait	A bad or difficult situation or state of affairs. The economy is in dire straits.
surf	Ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard. He went for an early surf.
sway	Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner. The country was under the sway* of rival warlords.*
swing	Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner. The music has to swing.
tidal	Relating to or affected by tides. Strong tidal* currents.*
tide	The water as affected by the tide. A rising tide* of popular interest.*
torrent	A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid. Rain poured down in torrents.
ultrasonic	Of or involving sound waves with a frequency above the upper limit of human hearing.
undulate	Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion. The landscape rolled and undulated for miles in every direction.
undulation	Wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves. The soft undulation* of the waves animates the scene.*