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Definition of wave in English: waveverb weɪvweɪv 1no object Move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal. he waved to me from the train Example sentencesExamples - He walked me home and waited until I waved from my window to leave.
- I absently waved with a smile and continued to stare at my schedule.
- He didn't come out, he didn't wave or slide the window open to yell for me.
- Don't encourage your children to wave from the windows, as they might try to climb up when you're out of the room.
- The little figure on the monitor was waving directly at the camera.
- I saw her mom's face looking from the window and I waved, but she disappeared behind the curtain.
- I would see the old woman, sometimes, from the window: she would wave to us.
- She pretended she didn't understand the gesture, and cheerfully waved back.
- The castle was tall and wide with bright decorations and people waving from the small windows.
- His eyes caught sight of Henry standing behind the window, and he waved cheerfully at him as well.
- A woman got out and waved in his direction, then started toward the gate.
- The great man waved to the crowds in the main grandstand, and gentle applause wafted back at him.
- A pretty red-haired girl waved frantically to catch Allyson's attention from the school's parking lot.
- He waved to me as he began to jog away, and I cheerfully waved back.
- I found Jeremy sitting at one of the tables by the lunch room window and waved.
- I waved out the window to my friends, dreading the conversation I was going to have with my parents when I got home.
- She caught sight of him and waved with a huge smile plastered on her face.
- She waved over her shoulder as she walked out of the hospital room.
- Her friends waved from the windows as she giggled with glee.
- I waved over my shoulder as I made my way towards the school library.
Synonyms gesture, gesticulate, signal, sign, beckon, indicate, motion, nod, bid - 1.1with object Move (one's hand or arm, or something held in one's hand) to and fro.
he waved a sheaf of papers in the air Example sentencesExamples - They started cheering madly waving their school flags as well.
- Everyone is waving their arms and talking at once.
- This is undoubtedly a good thing, as it allows him to wave his arms about and shout with little danger of catching innocent bystanders on the chin.
- As you sing the song the next time, you wave your left hand in time with the music.
- All of a sudden, out of the very depths of the monument a little wiry man jumped out waving his hands about a lot.
- The men were frantically waving their arms around to indicate they were in distress.
- Later she went on a walkabout from Durham Market Place to Millennium Place where people, cheering and waving Union Jacks, packed the pavements to see her.
- Soldiers seemed to be dropping the second as she waved the staff, moving gracefully around the dock.
- Chad smiled and waved his hand, shaking his head.
- Even before birth, babies repeatedly kick their legs, wave their arms, and bring their hands to the mouth.
- The physician merely waves an electronic wand in front of the patient's chest.
- A small group of protesters waved placards and shouted slogans before fighting with police.
- ‘No, no,’ he demurs, waving his hands in front of his face.
- I stared at the cigarette the girl was waving in front of my face.
- A man said that as he turned onto Buckley Road, a bearded man waved his fist and scared him.
- She does her normal move of waving her fan and producing a wall of spikes to kill her enemy.
- Flags were waved, arms punched the air.
- Her eyelids open even more as she struggles to focus on what I'm waving under her nose.
- They have no use for the dignified thumb sign, but wave their hands recklessly in an attempt to attract the rider and somehow get him to stop.
- To the bitter end he kept waving under her nose a brochure of their dream house across town.
Synonyms move to and fro, move up and down, wag, waggle swing, shake, swish, sweep, swipe, brandish, flourish, flaunt, wield, flick, flutter - 1.2with object Convey (a greeting or other message) by waving one's hand or something held in it.
with two objects she waved him goodbye Example sentencesExamples - With the reassurance it would be no challenge for people who had made treks in the Himalayas, she waved them goodbye.
- She waves a wistful goodbye to him and blows him a kiss.
- Leaving their hotel room to go to the Peppermint Lounge, the lads wave a sweet goodbye to the two-man camera crew.
- Lucie and Manfred were standing nearby, waving the general good-bye.
- There are ready smiles from residents who wave their greetings as we eventually head off the road and towards a small clutch of humble wooden dwellings.
- Felix looked back to Joel, waving a good bye as they disappeared into their different classrooms.
- Sky says she will see them all next week and waves them good bye.
- Raine turned to leave, waving her boss good-bye as she wobbled like a goose towards the frost-lined door of the small book-store.
- He looked back at the at the shop, waving a final goodbye as they rode away.
- Gwen hopped up the steps, waving her farewells to her fellow classmates.
- ‘You look adorable in that shirt,’ she said before waving an enthusiastic goodbye.
- But for today you wave a sad farewell as it floats back off into the night sky.
- A new survey reveals that less than a quarter of people wait on the platform to wave their loved one farewell until the train has pulled out.
- I pass Peggy on the way out; she waves a quick goodbye and then continues talking on the phone.
- The next scene finds an elderly man driving through Nazareth waving hello to passers-by while insulting them under his breath.
- I waved greetings in the general direction of the blokes, and smiled at the girls.
- The villagers all line the dock, tears welling in their respective eyes, waving a mournful farewell to the departing sailors.
- She was waving her goodbyes like a queen leaving her loving subject.
- As he passed, merchants and shoppers smiled and waved their greetings.
- Jason called back, waving a greeting simultaneously.
- 1.3with object and adverbial of direction Instruct (someone) to move in a particular direction by moving one's hand.
Example sentencesExamples - Police were running from the scene and waving people away.
- For example, guards may wave people they know through, leaving no record of who is in the facility.
- She motioned the next person forward while waving him off.
- She waved his family in and explained what all the instruments were.
- He waves the men - his bodyguards, or so it would seem - away, and motions for me to sit.
- When he stops to ask my compartment for money, the woman opposite waves him away.
- Mr. Lawson our director comes out at that moment and waves me over.
- Davis agreed, and both men were waved past a metal detector.
- At every intersection, in every town, there was a traffic policeman or two, waving us on.
- I nodded and offered to help but he waved me away.
- I waved him back down into his seat and gave Arlene a glare.
- The men wouldn't let me close to him, waving me away.
- She waved the people away with a small smile, telling them that she was fine and didn't need any help at all.
- Once the Garda driver showed his badge he was waved on.
- The secretary waves the Captain into the Director's office.
- Along the way all the commissars move over and wave us by.
- One of the nearby guards stepped forward with his weapon brandished, but she waved him back.
- He stood away from the doorframe and moved further into the room when Joshua waved him over.
- But this visit wasn't on my behalf; Aaron left me at the door and moved toward a table of other vampires who waved him over.
- Jefferson waved him away and rubbed his aching temples.
2no object Move to and fro with a swaying motion while remaining fixed to one point. the flag waved in the wind Example sentencesExamples - Furthermore, this portrait symbolizes the patriotism felt in this country with the three American flags waving in the background.
- His dark hair fell to his shoulders, waving slightly in the breeze.
- You could barely see the folk for the flags waving.
- Ribbons and flags of silver waved in the soft warm breeze.
- Flags waving in St Peter's Square ranged from Poland to Mexico, Taiwan to Lebanon.
- When they were closer, I could see the way his pale hair waved in the slight breeze, which only served to make me feel even colder.
- Banners and purple flags waved in the brisk cold breeze.
- His blue hair waved slightly in the wind.
- My long hair waved wildly in the light breeze that was blowing.
- And there's American flags waving in the background, and plenty of 'em.
- Jamie lifted his head and looked at the green tent as it flapped and waved in the wind and rain.
- He turned to face Mindy, her ravishing, long brown hair waving in the slight breeze.
- She cried out, her arms waving frantically in the air as she sought to keep her balance.
- A few flags waved from their poles, sporting the Institution's signature colors - maroon and white.
- Dozens of turrets and towers jutted into the painted sky, black-and-violet flags waving from their tops.
- Sure enough, the flags waving high in the streets of the city bore the crest of Northwind, where Jessie's husband, Ben, was Duke.
- He saw the yellow and black police tape waving eerily in the strong wind.
- The rolling hills stretched out before them, the grass waving in the wind.
- Its gun-ports were visible even at this distance, and a flag, unidentifiable, waved defiantly atop the mainmast.
- Motorcycles and cars roam the streets with palm-sized Indonesian flags waving.
Synonyms ripple, flutter, undulate, stir, flap, sway, swing, waft, shake, quiver, oscillate, move blow 3with object Style (hair) so that it curls slightly. her hair had been carefully waved for the evening Example sentencesExamples - For the model above the hair was waved with a stacked perm at the back of the neck to get volume up to the occipital bone, and layered and textured through the front.
- She wore, black strappy high heeled sandals and her long dark hair was waved to perfection.
- The smile on Tory's face dwindled, and he nodded as he ran a hand through his softly waved blonde hair.
- He was in his forties, she guessed, with thick, dark, waved hair and big baby-blue eyes.
- 3.1no object (of hair) grow with a slight curl.
she marvelled at the blueness of his eyes, how straight his nose was, the way his hair waved Example sentencesExamples - His light brown hair waved back almost to his shoulders while still puffing outward slightly.
- Her golden hair waved gently down her back and she walked with a suggestive sway, perfected by few women.
- She had dark ebony hair that waved down to the end of her shoulders.
- Turning his head down, golden hair waving atop his head, he spit out an apple seed.
- Her long red hair waved down her back and her huge brown eyes glinted in the mirror.
- Free-flowing golden brown hair waved gently over her shoulders.
- The teacher was short with curly brown hair waving down to her shoulders, but she looked extremely strict for her type.
- Her reddish-golden hair was waving around past her shoulders, and shining as usual.
- Most of my hair was waving down my shoulders in soft waves, shining with the golden sheer cloth hanging all around.
- Her red hair waved in short curls around the small face and Lully's baby fat made her features look even more human.
- Her shoulder length brown hair waved around her bare shoulders.
Synonyms curl, kink, coil, undulate crimp, frizz, frizzle
noun weɪvweɪv 1A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore. he was swept out to sea by a freak wave Example sentencesExamples - Above him, sea birds wheeled and called and although he couldn't see a beach, he could hear the gentle wash of waves on the shore.
- The sound of the waves breaking on the shore is a fine way to fall asleep.
- A calmer Maracas Bay enticed these men into its waters yesterday, even though two days before bathers scampered for safety as massive waves crashed on the shore.
- It's high tide, so the sea in its surfeit doesn't pound itself against the shore but sends its waves softly like gulls gliding.
- The image of a pristine island - azure waves lapping at the shore, palm trees silhouetted in the setting sun - is synonymous with paradise.
- While the guys attempted to body surf the waves, the girls laid out on the sand to tan.
- As he posed for photographs near the shore a huge wave knocked him from his perch and almost carried him out to sea.
- More remarkably, fish actually emerge from the ocean, riding high waves onto shore to spawn on the sandy beaches.
- Its job is to return to the sea the water that comes to shore with the breaking waves.
- We waded near the shore and the waves would come and knock her over.
- The waves climb up the shore only to retreat back to their haven.
- As a large wave approaches the shore, the two take off in a race for the beach.
- It was the voices of a thousand songbirds, of waves lapping against the shore, and of a pack of wolves, mourning the loss of their leader.
- Just listen to the song of the lark, the lapping of the waves on the shore.
- The only sound she could hear was the ocean waves crashing down on the sand.
- I remembered the young soldier on the cliff top standing with me in silence as we looked down at the peaceful waves lapping the shore beneath us.
- He had anticipated this move though for as soon as she broke the surface a wave of water hit her.
- We went to the beach and watched the dull grey waves slam the white shore.
- The waves hammering the shore cause the bulk of the damage in a hurricane landfall.
- Huge waves slammed into the shores of remote, north-east coast village two weeks ago, destroying its thriving fishing industry.
Synonyms breaker, billow, roller, comber, ripple, white horse, white cap (waves), swell, surf, froth Australian/New Zealand bombora informal boomer North American informal kahuna - 1.1 A ridge of water between two depressions in open water.
gulls and cormorants bobbed on the waves Example sentencesExamples - Four rigid-inflatable boats then went after the merchant vessel, zipping across the waves until they pulled level on the starboard side.
- The wooden hulls of the canoes would have bobbed on the desert of water, lapped by waves repeating and repeating the vastness of the earth in soft undulations.
- Once in the water, the upswept bow and flared sides allow it to handle waves while the shallow arc bottom provides stability.
- The sun would be shimmering on the gently rolling waves and fishing boats would be bobbing in the water.
- There was a loud splash as the anchor fell into the shallow waters, dragging a large rope tethered behind it and slowing the boat as it bobbed upon the waves like a toy.
- After a short but thorough lesson on handling our craft we were away, bobbing through the gentle waves.
- The ship bobbed on the waves, without any of the sudden heaving that it had been accustomed to so far into the trip.
- The roar of a sharp, white speedboat woke him as it skipped across the waves, out past the children bobbing in inflatable rubber rings.
- We waded across to Witch Island, the warm waves gently lapping our legs.
- The tide slapped against the dock wall, and seagulls croaked as they bobbed on the waves, or flew above their heads.
- As we left Stavanger behind, we moved out of the shelter of the Sande headland into open water and the full force of the waves hit us, rocking our little boat like a piece of matchwood.
- Closest the Loyalty, her brother's ship, bobbed with the gentle waves of the harbor.
- I was first confused, then enraged, as he bobbed in the waves repeating his taunting question.
- Just over an hour into the battle a strange alien-like object surfaced about thirty yards from the boat and bobbed on the waves.
- The artist had been set afloat at sea in a large clear bubble, naked, as several other empty bubbles bobbed on the waves around him.
- Clothing, bits and pieces of wood and fiberglass swirled and bobbed on the waves.
- This powerful two-hander set on the open waves chilled me to the bone.
- The superstructure was built atop several huge columns, criss-crossed with stabilising struts, protruding from the waves.
- Occasionally, we would jump in to the salt water and bob about in the waves to cool off.
- They are light seaworthy craft without a keel which ride large ocean waves and skim up shallow rivers.
Synonyms wavelet, undulation, ripplet, ridge, crease, wrinkle, ruffle, pucker - 1.2 A shape regarded as resembling a breaking wave.
a wave of treetops stretched to the horizon Example sentencesExamples - The long ripened grass rippled in waves for miles along the undulating countryside.
- The plains spread out below beyond waves of barren ridges and Junagadh, too, was clearly visible.
- It stretches in concrete waves over the horizon and Kaliningrad is its greatest monumental evocation.
- At the mine, a path leads into cloudforest, and along the way I can see over waves of razor-sharp ridges into South America.
- In fact on the rare occasions when she did unbraid her dark blonde tresses they flowed down her back in a rippling wave, permanently creased from the braiding.
- 1.3the wavesliterary The sea.
Example sentencesExamples - They were also a maritime power and ruled the waves around the western shores for a thousand years.
2A sudden occurrence of or increase in a phenomenon, feeling, or emotion. a wave of strikes had paralysed the government fear came over me in waves Example sentencesExamples - Their plans sent the first wave of bright-eyed immigrants back to Palestine in 1881.
- Less restraint was shown in bygone days, when shark attacks sometimes inspired mass waves of indiscriminate killing.
- But I'll tell you, it hasn't stopped this wave of illegal immigration.
- After the mid-19th century there was a wave of mass migration of poor Europeans to North America, and to other colonies, such as Brazil and South Africa.
- Waves of energy arrive, waves upon waves of sadness, of despair.
- Discussions with school officials indicate that waves of immigration differ for the ethnic groups.
- Did you never wonder what these sudden waves of mass hysteria were about?
- The upward tendency in arms exports has generated a new wave of company mergers, especially in the aerospace industry.
- This latest wave of violence is being looked at very closely.
- But the enduring depression led to a wave of negative equity.
- Momentum was increased by a fresh wave of Russian pogroms in 1903.
- The United States also pledged $350m to help tsunami victims, a tenfold increase over its first wave of aid.
- Plans to lift prices earlier this year were postponed after a wave of protests.
- In a dynamic, innovative economy, these forces unleash waves upon waves of change.
- And this latest wave of complaints about the behavior won't be the last.
- Waves of immigrants began to flow into Mauritania in the third century AD.
- Kris burst into a fresh wave of sobs as she collapsed in Mike's arms.
- The immigration waves that have shaped so much of the city's personality have created a series of villages.
- So will one the features of this new age - in addition to the welcome growth in sexual openness - be a terrible wave of increased sexual assaults?
- It was a scene repeated at polling stations across America last week as an unprecedented wave of early voting signalled a potentially sharp rise in overall turnout.
Synonyms flow, rush, surge, flood, stream, swell, tide, deluge, torrent, spate, billow surge, rush, ripple, spasm, thrill, frisson, shiver, tingle, stab, dart upsurge, welling up, outbreak, rash feeling 3A gesture or signal made by moving one's hand to and fro. he gave a little wave and walked off Example sentencesExamples - His soft brown eyes slowly drifted to meet my very confused and puzzled gaze and with a simple wave of the hand gestured for me to take a seat.
- He shook hands and gave his typical wave and victory sign.
- She acknowledged the gesture with a wave of her own.
- However he did say a brief hello to everyone and had friendly waves and handshakes for all.
- With a wave Patric walked casually outside the store and found a small bench on the other side of this ornamental bush where he sat himself down.
- He gave me a small wave and walked back to his beat up little station wagon.
- I wave back - then worry about the manner of the wave.
- The group use the hand waves to signal their agreement or disagreement, and a minute-taker speaks only to clarify points raised.
- She practiced her scripted greeting as well as her waves and hand gestures, making sure that every word and every single detail was downright perfect.
- His every step all day was taken to applause acknowledged with a thumbs-up gesture, a wave, a nod.
- Mr. Krupp made a dismissive wave of his hand, as if to quiet his wife.
- Then with a small wave, he walked down the hallway and out the door.
- We greeted each other with a wave and I gestured for him to look at the door.
- On the way back from the bathroom I have to pass by them he catches my eye and smiles so I just give a little wave and keep walking as I don't want to interrupt his picking up.
- ‘Your Majesty,’ she began, but he cut her off with a gesture, a wave of a hand that was clearly royal.
- The bartender will acknowledge this with a similar gesture or a wave.
- She tried to smile warmly at him, but it turned more into a grimace, so she sufficed with a simple wave before walking on.
- She acknowledged the kind gesture with a wave and a smile.
- From the opening handshake to the final wave, Tabby did most of the talking and came across as a genuinely charming character.
- Seeing that Christian is now awake, Lucas gives a small wave, gesturing for the younger boy to open the window.
Synonyms gesture, gesticulation, hand movement signal, sign, motion, indication 4A slightly curling lock of hair. his hair was drying in unruly waves Example sentencesExamples - Her glistening blue eyes shone in his mind, and the waves of curled red locks that fell constantly into those sapphire gems trailed across his vision.
- Black, glossy waves of hair brushed her bare shoulders.
- Her long platinum blond hair fell in large waves to the small of her back.
- If you wish to have a slight wave to the hair instead of lots of volume, use a curling iron or Velcro rollers to achieve a delicate wave.
- The woman chuckled and shook her head, her chestnut brown waves of hair falling over her shoulders.
- My super long (hip length) dark brown hair cascades out down my shoulders and back settling in waves and ringlets all about.
- He had waves in his hair, a nice deep chocolate color.
- Anyway, I didn't quite succeed at getting those stupid waves out of my hair, so I tied it up.
- I was a mess with my waves slightly frizzy and up in a messy bun, lip gloss only and black circles under my eyes, fairly baggy faded blue jeans, and a black hoody.
- To avoid tangling and to maintain waves, cover hair with a bonnet at night.
- Her eyes seemed to glow bright amber, and her dark hair fell across her back and shoulders in unruly waves.
- Everyone knew her hair dried in loose waves, which would shine from all of the delicate oils.
- She recognized the shaggy brown locks that fell in waves around his boyish face, belying the fact that he was her senior by a handful of years.
- Dark raven locks fell in soft waves upon his shoulders.
- His dirty blonde waves of hair were tousled slightly and his tan arms were smudged with grease and dirt, but he still had me drawn.
- In disregard for the current fashion, she wore her hair in loose golden waves and opted for sleeker skirts than the huge domed tents that were in style.
- His unruly dark waves of hair had been blowing across his forehead.
- Her sun-kissed shoulders peeked out from under the waves of tresses, obviously more than a few shades lighter than Rae's.
- I made it a quick one, not the long soak I was dying to have, and dried my hair into soft waves.
- But Serena was already asleep, her hair cascading down in waves.
Synonyms curl, kink, corkscrew, crimp, twist, twirl, ringlet, frizz, coil, loop, undulation - 4.1in singular A tendency to curl in a person's hair.
her hair has a slight natural wave Example sentencesExamples - We finger-styled Tamara's hair fresh out of the shower, coaxing out the natural wave in her otherwise pin-straight hair.
- Standing at well over six feet, he had long, dark hair with a slight wave to it that just brushed his shoulders.
- Her hair had a slight wave to it from it always being in a ponytail.
- Her hair was white-blonde with a slight wave and she had sky blue eyes.
- They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight so that even the ends were perfect without any of my natural wave or curl.
- Sure, my outfit was great and my hair held a natural wave that I didn't want to mess with.
- Applied to wet hair, it stretches out the wave to mimic the texture of relaxed hair.
- It is straight and flat with no curl, but may have a slight wave.
- He was clean shaven, had dark hair which was around one-and-a-half inches long with a slight wave, and was wearing a black hooded top with black jeans.
- It ‘gave a rotundity to my person, a wave and curl to my hair, and perhaps led me to fancy pictorial illustration and flaming colours’.
- Her long dark blonde hair had a natural wave and hung half to her waist.
- I have a slight wave in my hair so it looks choppy when it is roughly cut.
Synonyms curl, kink, corkscrew, crimp, twist, twirl, ringlet, frizz, coil, loop, undulation
5Physics
A periodic disturbance of the particles of a substance which may be propagated without net movement of the particles, such as in the passage of undulating motion, heat, or sound. See also standing wave and travelling wave Example sentencesExamples - This imbalance creates pressure waves which propagate through the early universe.
- The flight tests showed by designing the aircraft to a specific shape, the pressure waves can be kept from merging.
- Sound is a wave of compression and rarefaction in air.
- Only in three dimensions can waves propagate in an undistorted and reverberation-free fashion.
- Song production clearly involves some metabolic cost to a bird because energy is transmitted to the surroundings in the form of sound pressure waves.
Synonyms ripple, vibration, oscillation, undulation - 5.1 A single curve in the course of a periodic disturbance of the particles of a substance.
Example sentencesExamples - Beyond this point, the damping steals energy from the wave and its amplitude quickly declines.
- The amplitude of a wave tells you how much energy the wave has.
- 5.2 A periodic variation of an electromagnetic field in the propagation of light or other radiation through a medium or vacuum.
Example sentencesExamples - The shape, size, and configuration of the transmitting antenna defines the wave frequency and the shape of the transmitted wave.
- To transmit energy or a signal, the waves must come in a range of frequencies, which combine to form packets.
- Information lies in the frequency and amplitude of the waves recorded in different channels.
- When cornering the first one we found out that when the tracking device was positioned in between the two signals that the wave was disrupted.
- We know that radio waves and waves of all kinds of frequencies are constantly going through our bodies.
Usage On confusion between wave and waive, see waive Phrases 1informal Create a significant impression. he has already made waves as a sculptor Example sentencesExamples - It has already made waves in the science community, with students from the school making a groundbreaking ecological discovery in Richmond Park when they measured the life around the Pen Ponds car park.
- Success in Athens is already making waves across the Mediterranean.
- His new book, The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard is already making waves.
- The locally grown invention is already making waves across Australia and even overseas.
- Though only in its third year, Macalester's African American Studies Conference is already making waves.
- Kelly is also impressed with one Galway company that is making waves in Asia.
- It is the kind of thought process we in this country love and I suspect it will make waves when it is published in English, as it already has been into Chinese and other languages.
- This story is already making waves in the book world.
- Ulster attempted to sign him three summers ago when he was making waves at Connacht and already touted as an international.
- It seems this and another study are already making waves in that field.
- 1.1Cause trouble.
I don't want to risk her welfare by making waves Example sentencesExamples - That was the straw that broke the camel's back for a lot of lads who had already been making waves over the living conditions and their treatment.
- Being part of the jeans generation is an affirmation of the positive aspects of life, and indicates a willingness to defy convention and question tradition, rather than keep a low profile and avoid making waves.
- Drugs are also still making waves in the tennis world.
- But the affable lawyer with little stomach for making waves didn't take him off the job.
- He cannot understand why they should be making waves, including making waves publicly, about the running of the village, because all it does is undermine everybody's investment.
- After only a few weeks on the job with the Rangers, he already is making waves for his newest rivals - the Stanley Cup champion Devils.
- He wants to avoid making waves if he can, obviously.
Synonyms cause trouble, be disruptive, be troublesome, cause a disturbance
Phrasal Verbs Dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant. he waved the objection aside and carried on Example sentencesExamples - He had been begging her to let him call a doctor for the past few days, but she just kept waving his concerns aside.
- ‘Whatever,’ Juliet said, waving their comments aside.
- With a shake of his head, Joe waved the statement aside.
- He'd waved them aside with the excuse that he must have caught a bug.
- He waved it aside, and looked back to the screen.
- She waved it aside, sending him an assuring smile.
- But I waved the thought aside, resolute in my decision.
- The man himself is, however, quick to wave the formalities aside.
- Johnny waved the question aside with a graceful sweep of his hand, as though all was forgiven.
- William was about to speak again, but the old man waved his efforts aside.
Synonyms dismiss, reject, brush aside, put aside, set aside, shrug off, disregard, ignore, spurn, rebuff, discount, repudiate, put out of one's mind, play down, treat with contempt
wave someone/something down Use one's hand to give a signal to stop to a driver or vehicle. he waved down a taxi and drove off Example sentencesExamples - It wasn't long before Keenan had spotted a cab and waved it down.
- The snowmobile screamed down the street as Toby passed the police cars, he knew he wouldn't be able to wave them down to stop as they were focused solely on getting to the garage.
- Regular commuters to Dublin can also wave the bus down along the route each morning and they will be picked up.
- One morning, when all the boxes were visible, and even with one lady waving the lorry down, the dustmen just laughed and drove on.
- Last week I was driving along Churchview in Bessbrook when a bloke waved me down.
- Jade waved them down and they stopped, amazingly.
- He waved a taxi down and ushered the woman, against her faint protests, into it.
- Near the stalled car, a dark figure stood in the middle of the road, shoulders hunched against the weather; waving her down.
- The police advise you not to stop if they wave you down in the middle of the night but rather speed past them and drive to your nearest police station.
- As we closed with them one man tried to wave us down.
Synonyms flag down, hail, signal to stop, stop, signal, summon, call, shout to, accost
Origin Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe '(sea) wave'. wobble from mid 17th century: A German word first used in English in the mid 17th century. Wobble is related to wave (Old English) and waver (Middle English) which come from Old Norse, and until the mid 19th century was generally spelled wabble. To throw a wobbly is to have a fit of temper or panic. This is a recent expression recorded only from the 1960s, first of all in New Zealand, although throw a wobbler appears in the 1930s, in a US dictionary of underworld and prison slang. Wave did not come to be used for hair until the mid 19th century and the expression to make waves dates only from the 1960s. Mexican wave describing a wavelike effect when spectators stand, raise their arms, and sit again in successive crowd sections, originated at the World Cup football competition held in Mexico City in 1986.
Rhymes behave, brave, Cave, clave, concave, crave, Dave, deprave, engrave, enslave, fave, forgave, gave, grave, knave, lave, Maeve, misbehave, misgave, nave, outbrave, pave, rave, save, shave, shortwave, slave, stave, they've, waive Definition of wave in US English: waveverbwāvweɪv 1no object Move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal. he waved to me from the train Example sentencesExamples - I would see the old woman, sometimes, from the window: she would wave to us.
- The little figure on the monitor was waving directly at the camera.
- The castle was tall and wide with bright decorations and people waving from the small windows.
- Her friends waved from the windows as she giggled with glee.
- He didn't come out, he didn't wave or slide the window open to yell for me.
- I saw her mom's face looking from the window and I waved, but she disappeared behind the curtain.
- She pretended she didn't understand the gesture, and cheerfully waved back.
- Don't encourage your children to wave from the windows, as they might try to climb up when you're out of the room.
- She caught sight of him and waved with a huge smile plastered on her face.
- The great man waved to the crowds in the main grandstand, and gentle applause wafted back at him.
- I found Jeremy sitting at one of the tables by the lunch room window and waved.
- A woman got out and waved in his direction, then started toward the gate.
- She waved over her shoulder as she walked out of the hospital room.
- I waved over my shoulder as I made my way towards the school library.
- He walked me home and waited until I waved from my window to leave.
- He waved to me as he began to jog away, and I cheerfully waved back.
- I waved out the window to my friends, dreading the conversation I was going to have with my parents when I got home.
- His eyes caught sight of Henry standing behind the window, and he waved cheerfully at him as well.
- I absently waved with a smile and continued to stare at my schedule.
- A pretty red-haired girl waved frantically to catch Allyson's attention from the school's parking lot.
Synonyms gesture, gesticulate, signal, sign, beckon, indicate, motion, nod, bid - 1.1with object Move (one's hand or arm, or something held in one's hand) to and fro.
he waved a sheaf of papers in the air Example sentencesExamples - ‘No, no,’ he demurs, waving his hands in front of his face.
- Everyone is waving their arms and talking at once.
- Her eyelids open even more as she struggles to focus on what I'm waving under her nose.
- I stared at the cigarette the girl was waving in front of my face.
- A small group of protesters waved placards and shouted slogans before fighting with police.
- The physician merely waves an electronic wand in front of the patient's chest.
- To the bitter end he kept waving under her nose a brochure of their dream house across town.
- Chad smiled and waved his hand, shaking his head.
- Soldiers seemed to be dropping the second as she waved the staff, moving gracefully around the dock.
- The men were frantically waving their arms around to indicate they were in distress.
- As you sing the song the next time, you wave your left hand in time with the music.
- They have no use for the dignified thumb sign, but wave their hands recklessly in an attempt to attract the rider and somehow get him to stop.
- A man said that as he turned onto Buckley Road, a bearded man waved his fist and scared him.
- This is undoubtedly a good thing, as it allows him to wave his arms about and shout with little danger of catching innocent bystanders on the chin.
- She does her normal move of waving her fan and producing a wall of spikes to kill her enemy.
- Later she went on a walkabout from Durham Market Place to Millennium Place where people, cheering and waving Union Jacks, packed the pavements to see her.
- All of a sudden, out of the very depths of the monument a little wiry man jumped out waving his hands about a lot.
- They started cheering madly waving their school flags as well.
- Even before birth, babies repeatedly kick their legs, wave their arms, and bring their hands to the mouth.
- Flags were waved, arms punched the air.
Synonyms move to and fro, move up and down, wag, waggle - 1.2with object Convey (a greeting or other message) by moving one's hand or something held in it to and fro.
with two objects she waved him goodbye Example sentencesExamples - She waves a wistful goodbye to him and blows him a kiss.
- The villagers all line the dock, tears welling in their respective eyes, waving a mournful farewell to the departing sailors.
- Jason called back, waving a greeting simultaneously.
- There are ready smiles from residents who wave their greetings as we eventually head off the road and towards a small clutch of humble wooden dwellings.
- The next scene finds an elderly man driving through Nazareth waving hello to passers-by while insulting them under his breath.
- Lucie and Manfred were standing nearby, waving the general good-bye.
- Gwen hopped up the steps, waving her farewells to her fellow classmates.
- I pass Peggy on the way out; she waves a quick goodbye and then continues talking on the phone.
- I waved greetings in the general direction of the blokes, and smiled at the girls.
- Sky says she will see them all next week and waves them good bye.
- She was waving her goodbyes like a queen leaving her loving subject.
- He looked back at the at the shop, waving a final goodbye as they rode away.
- But for today you wave a sad farewell as it floats back off into the night sky.
- ‘You look adorable in that shirt,’ she said before waving an enthusiastic goodbye.
- Felix looked back to Joel, waving a good bye as they disappeared into their different classrooms.
- With the reassurance it would be no challenge for people who had made treks in the Himalayas, she waved them goodbye.
- Raine turned to leave, waving her boss good-bye as she wobbled like a goose towards the frost-lined door of the small book-store.
- A new survey reveals that less than a quarter of people wait on the platform to wave their loved one farewell until the train has pulled out.
- As he passed, merchants and shoppers smiled and waved their greetings.
- Leaving their hotel room to go to the Peppermint Lounge, the lads wave a sweet goodbye to the two-man camera crew.
- 1.3with object and adverbial of direction Instruct (someone) to move in a particular direction by moving one's hand.
Example sentencesExamples - Mr. Lawson our director comes out at that moment and waves me over.
- Davis agreed, and both men were waved past a metal detector.
- I waved him back down into his seat and gave Arlene a glare.
- She motioned the next person forward while waving him off.
- I nodded and offered to help but he waved me away.
- The secretary waves the Captain into the Director's office.
- The men wouldn't let me close to him, waving me away.
- Once the Garda driver showed his badge he was waved on.
- When he stops to ask my compartment for money, the woman opposite waves him away.
- She waved his family in and explained what all the instruments were.
- Jefferson waved him away and rubbed his aching temples.
- She waved the people away with a small smile, telling them that she was fine and didn't need any help at all.
- Police were running from the scene and waving people away.
- Along the way all the commissars move over and wave us by.
- He waves the men - his bodyguards, or so it would seem - away, and motions for me to sit.
- He stood away from the doorframe and moved further into the room when Joshua waved him over.
- One of the nearby guards stepped forward with his weapon brandished, but she waved him back.
- But this visit wasn't on my behalf; Aaron left me at the door and moved toward a table of other vampires who waved him over.
- At every intersection, in every town, there was a traffic policeman or two, waving us on.
- For example, guards may wave people they know through, leaving no record of who is in the facility.
2Move to and fro with a swaying or undulating motion while remaining fixed to one point. the flag waved in the wind Example sentencesExamples - When they were closer, I could see the way his pale hair waved in the slight breeze, which only served to make me feel even colder.
- His blue hair waved slightly in the wind.
- Sure enough, the flags waving high in the streets of the city bore the crest of Northwind, where Jessie's husband, Ben, was Duke.
- She cried out, her arms waving frantically in the air as she sought to keep her balance.
- Its gun-ports were visible even at this distance, and a flag, unidentifiable, waved defiantly atop the mainmast.
- The rolling hills stretched out before them, the grass waving in the wind.
- My long hair waved wildly in the light breeze that was blowing.
- He turned to face Mindy, her ravishing, long brown hair waving in the slight breeze.
- Jamie lifted his head and looked at the green tent as it flapped and waved in the wind and rain.
- Dozens of turrets and towers jutted into the painted sky, black-and-violet flags waving from their tops.
- Furthermore, this portrait symbolizes the patriotism felt in this country with the three American flags waving in the background.
- And there's American flags waving in the background, and plenty of 'em.
- He saw the yellow and black police tape waving eerily in the strong wind.
- His dark hair fell to his shoulders, waving slightly in the breeze.
- Flags waving in St Peter's Square ranged from Poland to Mexico, Taiwan to Lebanon.
- A few flags waved from their poles, sporting the Institution's signature colors - maroon and white.
- Banners and purple flags waved in the brisk cold breeze.
- Motorcycles and cars roam the streets with palm-sized Indonesian flags waving.
- You could barely see the folk for the flags waving.
- Ribbons and flags of silver waved in the soft warm breeze.
Synonyms ripple, flutter, undulate, stir, flap, sway, swing, waft, shake, quiver, oscillate, move 3with object Style (hair) so that it curls slightly. her hair had been carefully waved for the evening Example sentencesExamples - The smile on Tory's face dwindled, and he nodded as he ran a hand through his softly waved blonde hair.
- For the model above the hair was waved with a stacked perm at the back of the neck to get volume up to the occipital bone, and layered and textured through the front.
- She wore, black strappy high heeled sandals and her long dark hair was waved to perfection.
- He was in his forties, she guessed, with thick, dark, waved hair and big baby-blue eyes.
- 3.1no object (of hair) grow with a slight curl.
she marveled at the blueness of his eyes, how straight his nose was, the way his hair waved Example sentencesExamples - Her long red hair waved down her back and her huge brown eyes glinted in the mirror.
- Her reddish-golden hair was waving around past her shoulders, and shining as usual.
- Most of my hair was waving down my shoulders in soft waves, shining with the golden sheer cloth hanging all around.
- Her golden hair waved gently down her back and she walked with a suggestive sway, perfected by few women.
- She had dark ebony hair that waved down to the end of her shoulders.
- Turning his head down, golden hair waving atop his head, he spit out an apple seed.
- The teacher was short with curly brown hair waving down to her shoulders, but she looked extremely strict for her type.
- Her shoulder length brown hair waved around her bare shoulders.
- Free-flowing golden brown hair waved gently over her shoulders.
- His light brown hair waved back almost to his shoulders while still puffing outward slightly.
- Her red hair waved in short curls around the small face and Lully's baby fat made her features look even more human.
Synonyms curl, kink, coil, undulate
nounwāvweɪv 1A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore. Example sentencesExamples - The only sound she could hear was the ocean waves crashing down on the sand.
- Its job is to return to the sea the water that comes to shore with the breaking waves.
- As he posed for photographs near the shore a huge wave knocked him from his perch and almost carried him out to sea.
- It was the voices of a thousand songbirds, of waves lapping against the shore, and of a pack of wolves, mourning the loss of their leader.
- The waves hammering the shore cause the bulk of the damage in a hurricane landfall.
- He had anticipated this move though for as soon as she broke the surface a wave of water hit her.
- It's high tide, so the sea in its surfeit doesn't pound itself against the shore but sends its waves softly like gulls gliding.
- We waded near the shore and the waves would come and knock her over.
- While the guys attempted to body surf the waves, the girls laid out on the sand to tan.
- Above him, sea birds wheeled and called and although he couldn't see a beach, he could hear the gentle wash of waves on the shore.
- Just listen to the song of the lark, the lapping of the waves on the shore.
- More remarkably, fish actually emerge from the ocean, riding high waves onto shore to spawn on the sandy beaches.
- I remembered the young soldier on the cliff top standing with me in silence as we looked down at the peaceful waves lapping the shore beneath us.
- As a large wave approaches the shore, the two take off in a race for the beach.
- A calmer Maracas Bay enticed these men into its waters yesterday, even though two days before bathers scampered for safety as massive waves crashed on the shore.
- The waves climb up the shore only to retreat back to their haven.
- The image of a pristine island - azure waves lapping at the shore, palm trees silhouetted in the setting sun - is synonymous with paradise.
- The sound of the waves breaking on the shore is a fine way to fall asleep.
- We went to the beach and watched the dull grey waves slam the white shore.
- Huge waves slammed into the shores of remote, north-east coast village two weeks ago, destroying its thriving fishing industry.
Synonyms breaker, billow, roller, comber, ripple, white horse, white cap - 1.1 A ridge of water between two depressions in open water.
gulls and cormorants bobbed on the waves Example sentencesExamples - Closest the Loyalty, her brother's ship, bobbed with the gentle waves of the harbor.
- Four rigid-inflatable boats then went after the merchant vessel, zipping across the waves until they pulled level on the starboard side.
- The tide slapped against the dock wall, and seagulls croaked as they bobbed on the waves, or flew above their heads.
- After a short but thorough lesson on handling our craft we were away, bobbing through the gentle waves.
- As we left Stavanger behind, we moved out of the shelter of the Sande headland into open water and the full force of the waves hit us, rocking our little boat like a piece of matchwood.
- The roar of a sharp, white speedboat woke him as it skipped across the waves, out past the children bobbing in inflatable rubber rings.
- The ship bobbed on the waves, without any of the sudden heaving that it had been accustomed to so far into the trip.
- They are light seaworthy craft without a keel which ride large ocean waves and skim up shallow rivers.
- We waded across to Witch Island, the warm waves gently lapping our legs.
- The artist had been set afloat at sea in a large clear bubble, naked, as several other empty bubbles bobbed on the waves around him.
- The superstructure was built atop several huge columns, criss-crossed with stabilising struts, protruding from the waves.
- The sun would be shimmering on the gently rolling waves and fishing boats would be bobbing in the water.
- Occasionally, we would jump in to the salt water and bob about in the waves to cool off.
- I was first confused, then enraged, as he bobbed in the waves repeating his taunting question.
- There was a loud splash as the anchor fell into the shallow waters, dragging a large rope tethered behind it and slowing the boat as it bobbed upon the waves like a toy.
- Clothing, bits and pieces of wood and fiberglass swirled and bobbed on the waves.
- Just over an hour into the battle a strange alien-like object surfaced about thirty yards from the boat and bobbed on the waves.
- This powerful two-hander set on the open waves chilled me to the bone.
- The wooden hulls of the canoes would have bobbed on the desert of water, lapped by waves repeating and repeating the vastness of the earth in soft undulations.
- Once in the water, the upswept bow and flared sides allow it to handle waves while the shallow arc bottom provides stability.
Synonyms wavelet, undulation, ripplet, ridge, crease, wrinkle, ruffle, pucker - 1.2 A shape seen as comparable to a breaking wave.
a wave of treetops stretched to the horizon Example sentencesExamples - It stretches in concrete waves over the horizon and Kaliningrad is its greatest monumental evocation.
- The long ripened grass rippled in waves for miles along the undulating countryside.
- In fact on the rare occasions when she did unbraid her dark blonde tresses they flowed down her back in a rippling wave, permanently creased from the braiding.
- At the mine, a path leads into cloudforest, and along the way I can see over waves of razor-sharp ridges into South America.
- The plains spread out below beyond waves of barren ridges and Junagadh, too, was clearly visible.
- 1.3usually the wave An effect resembling a moving wave produced by successive sections of the crowd in a stadium standing up, raising their arms, lowering them, and sitting down again.
- 1.4the wavesliterary The sea.
Example sentencesExamples - They were also a maritime power and ruled the waves around the western shores for a thousand years.
2A sudden occurrence of or increase in a specified phenomenon, feeling, or emotion. a wave of strikes had effectively paralyzed the government horror came over me in waves Example sentencesExamples - The United States also pledged $350m to help tsunami victims, a tenfold increase over its first wave of aid.
- The upward tendency in arms exports has generated a new wave of company mergers, especially in the aerospace industry.
- But I'll tell you, it hasn't stopped this wave of illegal immigration.
- In a dynamic, innovative economy, these forces unleash waves upon waves of change.
- After the mid-19th century there was a wave of mass migration of poor Europeans to North America, and to other colonies, such as Brazil and South Africa.
- So will one the features of this new age - in addition to the welcome growth in sexual openness - be a terrible wave of increased sexual assaults?
- Did you never wonder what these sudden waves of mass hysteria were about?
- Momentum was increased by a fresh wave of Russian pogroms in 1903.
- Plans to lift prices earlier this year were postponed after a wave of protests.
- And this latest wave of complaints about the behavior won't be the last.
- This latest wave of violence is being looked at very closely.
- Their plans sent the first wave of bright-eyed immigrants back to Palestine in 1881.
- Waves of energy arrive, waves upon waves of sadness, of despair.
- Kris burst into a fresh wave of sobs as she collapsed in Mike's arms.
- But the enduring depression led to a wave of negative equity.
- Waves of immigrants began to flow into Mauritania in the third century AD.
- It was a scene repeated at polling stations across America last week as an unprecedented wave of early voting signalled a potentially sharp rise in overall turnout.
- Discussions with school officials indicate that waves of immigration differ for the ethnic groups.
- The immigration waves that have shaped so much of the city's personality have created a series of villages.
- Less restraint was shown in bygone days, when shark attacks sometimes inspired mass waves of indiscriminate killing.
Synonyms flow, rush, surge, flood, stream, swell, tide, deluge, torrent, spate, billow surge, rush, ripple, spasm, thrill, frisson, shiver, tingle, stab, dart 3A gesture or signal made by moving one's hand to and fro. he gave a little wave and walked off Example sentencesExamples - The bartender will acknowledge this with a similar gesture or a wave.
- The group use the hand waves to signal their agreement or disagreement, and a minute-taker speaks only to clarify points raised.
- From the opening handshake to the final wave, Tabby did most of the talking and came across as a genuinely charming character.
- She acknowledged the kind gesture with a wave and a smile.
- His every step all day was taken to applause acknowledged with a thumbs-up gesture, a wave, a nod.
- He shook hands and gave his typical wave and victory sign.
- However he did say a brief hello to everyone and had friendly waves and handshakes for all.
- Then with a small wave, he walked down the hallway and out the door.
- We greeted each other with a wave and I gestured for him to look at the door.
- Mr. Krupp made a dismissive wave of his hand, as if to quiet his wife.
- ‘Your Majesty,’ she began, but he cut her off with a gesture, a wave of a hand that was clearly royal.
- His soft brown eyes slowly drifted to meet my very confused and puzzled gaze and with a simple wave of the hand gestured for me to take a seat.
- She tried to smile warmly at him, but it turned more into a grimace, so she sufficed with a simple wave before walking on.
- With a wave Patric walked casually outside the store and found a small bench on the other side of this ornamental bush where he sat himself down.
- Seeing that Christian is now awake, Lucas gives a small wave, gesturing for the younger boy to open the window.
- She practiced her scripted greeting as well as her waves and hand gestures, making sure that every word and every single detail was downright perfect.
- I wave back - then worry about the manner of the wave.
- On the way back from the bathroom I have to pass by them he catches my eye and smiles so I just give a little wave and keep walking as I don't want to interrupt his picking up.
- He gave me a small wave and walked back to his beat up little station wagon.
- She acknowledged the gesture with a wave of her own.
Synonyms gesture, gesticulation, hand movement 4A slightly curling lock of hair. his hair was drying in unruly waves Example sentencesExamples - Dark raven locks fell in soft waves upon his shoulders.
- Her eyes seemed to glow bright amber, and her dark hair fell across her back and shoulders in unruly waves.
- Everyone knew her hair dried in loose waves, which would shine from all of the delicate oils.
- He had waves in his hair, a nice deep chocolate color.
- Her long platinum blond hair fell in large waves to the small of her back.
- The woman chuckled and shook her head, her chestnut brown waves of hair falling over her shoulders.
- His unruly dark waves of hair had been blowing across his forehead.
- In disregard for the current fashion, she wore her hair in loose golden waves and opted for sleeker skirts than the huge domed tents that were in style.
- I made it a quick one, not the long soak I was dying to have, and dried my hair into soft waves.
- Black, glossy waves of hair brushed her bare shoulders.
- But Serena was already asleep, her hair cascading down in waves.
- I was a mess with my waves slightly frizzy and up in a messy bun, lip gloss only and black circles under my eyes, fairly baggy faded blue jeans, and a black hoody.
- My super long (hip length) dark brown hair cascades out down my shoulders and back settling in waves and ringlets all about.
- To avoid tangling and to maintain waves, cover hair with a bonnet at night.
- If you wish to have a slight wave to the hair instead of lots of volume, use a curling iron or Velcro rollers to achieve a delicate wave.
- Her glistening blue eyes shone in his mind, and the waves of curled red locks that fell constantly into those sapphire gems trailed across his vision.
- She recognized the shaggy brown locks that fell in waves around his boyish face, belying the fact that he was her senior by a handful of years.
- His dirty blonde waves of hair were tousled slightly and his tan arms were smudged with grease and dirt, but he still had me drawn.
- Her sun-kissed shoulders peeked out from under the waves of tresses, obviously more than a few shades lighter than Rae's.
- Anyway, I didn't quite succeed at getting those stupid waves out of my hair, so I tied it up.
Synonyms curl, kink, corkscrew, crimp, twist, twirl, ringlet, frizz, coil, loop, undulation - 4.1 A tendency to curl in a person's hair.
her hair has a slight natural wave Example sentencesExamples - I have a slight wave in my hair so it looks choppy when it is roughly cut.
- Her hair had a slight wave to it from it always being in a ponytail.
- It ‘gave a rotundity to my person, a wave and curl to my hair, and perhaps led me to fancy pictorial illustration and flaming colours’.
- Sure, my outfit was great and my hair held a natural wave that I didn't want to mess with.
- Applied to wet hair, it stretches out the wave to mimic the texture of relaxed hair.
- It is straight and flat with no curl, but may have a slight wave.
- Standing at well over six feet, he had long, dark hair with a slight wave to it that just brushed his shoulders.
- He was clean shaven, had dark hair which was around one-and-a-half inches long with a slight wave, and was wearing a black hooded top with black jeans.
- Her hair was white-blonde with a slight wave and she had sky blue eyes.
- They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight so that even the ends were perfect without any of my natural wave or curl.
- Her long dark blonde hair had a natural wave and hung half to her waist.
- We finger-styled Tamara's hair fresh out of the shower, coaxing out the natural wave in her otherwise pin-straight hair.
Synonyms curl, kink, corkscrew, crimp, twist, twirl, ringlet, frizz, coil, loop, undulation
5Physics
A periodic disturbance of the particles of a substance which may be propagated without net movement of the particles, such as in the passage of undulating motion, heat, or sound. See also standing wave and traveling wave Example sentencesExamples - The flight tests showed by designing the aircraft to a specific shape, the pressure waves can be kept from merging.
- Sound is a wave of compression and rarefaction in air.
- Only in three dimensions can waves propagate in an undistorted and reverberation-free fashion.
- Song production clearly involves some metabolic cost to a bird because energy is transmitted to the surroundings in the form of sound pressure waves.
- This imbalance creates pressure waves which propagate through the early universe.
Synonyms ripple, vibration, oscillation, undulation - 5.1 A single curve in the course of a wave.
Example sentencesExamples - The amplitude of a wave tells you how much energy the wave has.
- Beyond this point, the damping steals energy from the wave and its amplitude quickly declines.
- 5.2 A variation of an electromagnetic field in the propagation of light or other radiation through a medium or vacuum.
Example sentencesExamples - We know that radio waves and waves of all kinds of frequencies are constantly going through our bodies.
- When cornering the first one we found out that when the tracking device was positioned in between the two signals that the wave was disrupted.
- To transmit energy or a signal, the waves must come in a range of frequencies, which combine to form packets.
- Information lies in the frequency and amplitude of the waves recorded in different channels.
- The shape, size, and configuration of the transmitting antenna defines the wave frequency and the shape of the transmitted wave.
Phrases 1informal Create a significant impression. he has already made waves as a sculptor Example sentencesExamples - It has already made waves in the science community, with students from the school making a groundbreaking ecological discovery in Richmond Park when they measured the life around the Pen Ponds car park.
- Success in Athens is already making waves across the Mediterranean.
- Ulster attempted to sign him three summers ago when he was making waves at Connacht and already touted as an international.
- His new book, The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard is already making waves.
- The locally grown invention is already making waves across Australia and even overseas.
- This story is already making waves in the book world.
- It is the kind of thought process we in this country love and I suspect it will make waves when it is published in English, as it already has been into Chinese and other languages.
- It seems this and another study are already making waves in that field.
- Though only in its third year, Macalester's African American Studies Conference is already making waves.
- Kelly is also impressed with one Galway company that is making waves in Asia.
- 1.1Cause trouble.
I don't want to risk her welfare by making waves Example sentencesExamples - After only a few weeks on the job with the Rangers, he already is making waves for his newest rivals - the Stanley Cup champion Devils.
- He wants to avoid making waves if he can, obviously.
- Drugs are also still making waves in the tennis world.
- That was the straw that broke the camel's back for a lot of lads who had already been making waves over the living conditions and their treatment.
- Being part of the jeans generation is an affirmation of the positive aspects of life, and indicates a willingness to defy convention and question tradition, rather than keep a low profile and avoid making waves.
- But the affable lawyer with little stomach for making waves didn't take him off the job.
- He cannot understand why they should be making waves, including making waves publicly, about the running of the village, because all it does is undermine everybody's investment.
Synonyms cause trouble, be disruptive, be troublesome, cause a disturbance
Phrasal Verbs Dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant. he waved the objection aside and carried on Example sentencesExamples - She waved it aside, sending him an assuring smile.
- The man himself is, however, quick to wave the formalities aside.
- He had been begging her to let him call a doctor for the past few days, but she just kept waving his concerns aside.
- William was about to speak again, but the old man waved his efforts aside.
- He'd waved them aside with the excuse that he must have caught a bug.
- With a shake of his head, Joe waved the statement aside.
- He waved it aside, and looked back to the screen.
- ‘Whatever,’ Juliet said, waving their comments aside.
- Johnny waved the question aside with a graceful sweep of his hand, as though all was forgiven.
- But I waved the thought aside, resolute in my decision.
Synonyms dismiss, reject, brush aside, put aside, set aside, shrug off, disregard, ignore, spurn, rebuff, discount, repudiate, put out of one's mind, play down, treat with contempt
wave someone/something down Use one's hand to give a signal to stop to a driver or vehicle. Example sentencesExamples - The police advise you not to stop if they wave you down in the middle of the night but rather speed past them and drive to your nearest police station.
- Jade waved them down and they stopped, amazingly.
- He waved a taxi down and ushered the woman, against her faint protests, into it.
- As we closed with them one man tried to wave us down.
- Near the stalled car, a dark figure stood in the middle of the road, shoulders hunched against the weather; waving her down.
- The snowmobile screamed down the street as Toby passed the police cars, he knew he wouldn't be able to wave them down to stop as they were focused solely on getting to the garage.
- It wasn't long before Keenan had spotted a cab and waved it down.
- One morning, when all the boxes were visible, and even with one lady waving the lorry down, the dustmen just laughed and drove on.
- Regular commuters to Dublin can also wave the bus down along the route each morning and they will be picked up.
- Last week I was driving along Churchview in Bessbrook when a bloke waved me down.
Synonyms flag down, hail, signal to stop, stop, signal, summon, call, shout to, accost
Origin Old English wafian (verb), from the Germanic base of waver; the noun by alteration (influenced by the verb) of Middle English wawe ‘(sea) wave’. |