waving
Hand motion greeting
Waving is the act of moving a hand back and forth as a greeting, farewell, or signal: She was waving from the platform as the train pulled away.
It also describes anything moving with a similar undulating motion: flags waving in the breeze, fields of waving grain.
In hair styling, waving creates soft, flowing curves.
Communicative body movement
- beckoningGesturing for approach
- flagging downSignaling to stop
- signalingConveying information nonverbally
- hailingCalling to attract attention
motioning · dismissive · frantic · enthusiastic · royal · cupped · overhead · side-to-side
Common spoken greeting
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
salute · nod · smile · bow · namaste · handshake · curtsy · hug
Rapid light movement
- swayRock back and forth
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
- undulateMove in waves
- flapOne-sided attached cover
billow · oscillate · swing · flow · streaming · fluttering · swaying · rippling
gesture
Communicative body movement
- beckoningGesturing for approach
- flagging downSignaling to stop
- signalingConveying information nonverbally
hailing · motioning · dismissive · frantic · enthusiastic · royal · cupped · overhead · side-to-side · palm
hello
Common spoken greeting
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
welcome · salute · nod · smile · bow · namaste · handshake · curtsy · hug · embrace
flutter
Rapid light movement
flap · billow · oscillate · swing · flow · streaming · fluttering · swaying · rippling · billowing
banner
Displayed strip with message
colors · semaphore · signal · patriotic · pole · mast · ceremony · parade · rally · national
curls
Spiraling hair sections
flowing · bouncy · loose · windswept · cascading · voluminous · natural · beachy · crimped · undulating
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, expressing
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- Charadesacting, miming, gestures, pantomime, guessing
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- kid activitiesplaying, running, jumping, climbing, swinging
wavingstill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionless · stationary · static · immobile · unmoving
wavingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
snubbing · looking away · turning away · blanking · averting
- waving goodbyeGesture of parting
- waving helloGesture of friendly acknowledgment
- waving offDismissive hand gesture
- waving awayGestured dismissal of something
- waving handGesture of greeting
- flag wavingExcessive patriotic display