Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waving

/ˈweɪvɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
wav-ing
IPA
/ˈweɪvɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wave

noun

The motion of something that waves.

noun

Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.

Inflected Forms

wavings (plural)

Phrases

dick-waving dick-waving contest finger waving flag-waving hand waving hand-waving shroud-waving

Synonyms

wave wafture

Rhymes With

saving shaving craving behaving paving engraving raving caving waiving misbehaving braving staving

Questions

How do you pronounce waving?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪvɪŋ/.
What does waving mean?
present participle and gerund of wave

How to pronounce waving

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