WAVE, WAVING (movement)
ADJECTIVES
► AFLAUNT waving gaily or proudly; ostentatiously displaying oneself or one’s clothes → 1840
NOUNS
► WAFF a waving movement; the waving of the hand or something held in the hand → 1678 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► WAFFLE a flapping, a waving → c1830 Sc.
► WAFTURE the act of waving the hand or something held in the hand → 1601
VERBS
► WAFF 1. to wave, to cause to move to and fro with a regular motion; to wag → 1807 Sc.
2. to wave the hand in salutation; to give a friendly wave of the hand → 1813 Sc.
3. to wave to and fro; to flutter in the wind; of a bird; to move the wings in flight → 1834 chiefly Sc.
► WAFT to wave the hand or something held in the hand, esp. as a signal → 1604 obs.
► WAFTER to wave → c1450 obs.
► WAG to wave; to shake → 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► WAMPISH 1. to wave or toss one’s arms about → 1816 Sc.
2. to wave to and fro → 1818 Sc.
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