Waving
[weiviŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wave
Edited by Christine
Examples
- At the turn of the lane he saw Miss Blenker standing at the gate and waving the pink parasol. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Nor a drop,' said Mr. Bumble, waving his right hand in a dignified, but placid manner. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- About her was the waving foliage of the forest. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- No, thank you, returned the count, waving away with a gesture of repugnance the cigarette Maurice held out to him. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- And, waving his hand with much pomp towards the door, as he fixed his back against the fireplace, said, 'No offence, my good fellow, no offence! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Tain't so handsome that you need keep waving it about, as if you was a tight-rope dancer. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Show your father his daughter Bella's letter, Lavinia,' said Mrs Wilfer, in her monotonous Act of Parliament tone, and waving her hand. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Of her waving her little hand, and our going away once more. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Up, up he went to the waving pinnacle of a lofty monarch of the forest where his heavy pursuer dared not follow him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- May be so, sir, may be so, returned the other, taking Tom upon his knee and waving him off impatiently. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The lightning, darting and flashing through the blackness, showed wildly waving branches, whipping streamers and bending trunks. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Waving a wand, it sang. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She began waving her hand at me in a vacant, unmeaning manner. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He kept waving the pistol and shouting at them and we were all shooting at him but no one hit him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The park was speckled by tents, whose flaunting colours and gaudy flags, waving in the sunshine, added to the gaiety of the scene. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Inputed by Heinrich