waved
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
An inflected form of wave · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,616 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,400 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- signal with the hands or nod also: beckon She waved to her friendsHe waved his hand hospitably
- move or swing back and forth also: brandish, flourish She waved her gun
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion also: roll, undulate, flap The curtains undulatedthe waves rolled towards the beach
- twist or roll into coils or ringlets also: curl curl my hair, please
- set waves in she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair
waved in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She waved her hands joyously to the hunters leaving the shore.
The Eternal Maiden · T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré · Chapter 1
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Presently a young girl came out on the stone terrace and waved to him.
The Bad Man: A Novel · Charles Hanson Towne · Chapter 1
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He had snatched a paper from his pocket and waved it at arm's-length so that everyone could see.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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With a common impulse the two girls waved their hands from the window as the car plunged forward.
The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 · Various · Chapter 1
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Gazing up, she saw Dr. Frank and me at the turret window, smiled and waved her white arm in greeting.
Brigands of the Moon · Ray Cummings · Chapter 1