'wave' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'wave' with 20 example sentences.
- wave noun
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: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
: a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
: something that rises rapidly
: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
: a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
: an undulating curve
: a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
- wave verb
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: signal with the hands or nod
: move or swing back and forth
: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
: twist or roll into coils or ringlets
: set waves in
Scientists have detected gravitational waves.
She caught sight of me and waved at me.
Some people in the crowd were waving flags.
He's waving his arms.
Is light a wave or a particle?
The ship was hit by a big wave.
The beaches in Hawaii are famous for their huge waves.
Waves are most commonly caused by wind.
Who's that girl waving at you?
I like the waves of the Black Sea.
The wizard waved his magic wand and disappeared into thin air.
I let myself be pushed by the waves.
The waves crashed against the rocks.
Sonar uses sound waves to 'see' in the water.
I need exact figures, not hand-waving and guesses.
A wave of tenderness swept over her.
They weren't warned of the tidal wave.
The Japanese archipelago is struck by a terrible heat wave.
As the train pulled out, they waved goodbye to their parents.
The surfer tried to ride the crest of the wave.