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
- 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
- beckon
- bending
- billow
- brandish
- breaker
- coil
- comber
- convolution
- corkscrew
- crest
- crush
- curl
- curlicue
- direct
- drift
- falter
- flap
- flood
- flourish
- flow
- fluctuate
- flutter
- fly
- foam
- gesticulate
- ground swell
- gush
- heave
- indicate
- influx
- loop
- motion
- move to and fro
- movement
- oscillate
- outbreak
- palpitate
- pulsate
- pulse
- quaver
- quiver
- rash
- reel
- ridge
- ripple
- rippling
- rocking
- roll
- roller
- rush
- scroll
- seesaw
- shake
- sign
- signal
- stir
- stream
- surge
- sway
- sweep
- swell
- swing
- swirl
- swish
- switch
- tendency
- tide
- tremble
- tube
- twirl
- twist
- undulate
- undulation
- unevenness
- uprising
- upsurge
- vacillate
- vibrate
- wag
- waggle
- waver
- whirl
- whitecap
- wield
- wigwag
- winding
- wobble
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