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Wave

/weɪv/

To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.

📖 Definitions of "Wave"

verb

1
To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
"The flag waved in the gentle breeze."
2
To move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
3
(metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
"I waved goodbye from across the room."
4
To have an undulating or wavy form.

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
flourishverb	(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
undulateverb	(intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
flapnoun	Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
undulationnoun	A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
beckonverb	(ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
curlnoun	A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
brandishverb	(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
wafturenoun	(archaic) Something that is wafted, such as a smell or sound.
wavingnoun	Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.
moving ridgenoun	one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
beckonnoun	A sign made without words; a beck.
undulateverb	(intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
undulationnoun	A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
flapnoun	Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
wafturenoun	(archaic) Something that is wafted, such as a smell or sound.
brandishnoun	The act of flourishing or waving.
curlnoun	A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
flourishnoun	A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
moving ridgenoun	one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
ripplenoun	A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
vortexnoun	A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
blownoun	A strong wind.
billownoun	A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound
surgenoun	A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
burstnoun	An act or instance of bursting.
outburstnoun	A sudden, often violent expression of emotion or activity.
boomnoun	A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
upsurgenoun	A sudden strong rise or flow.
pingnoun	(networking) A packet which a remote host is expected to echo, thus indicating its presence.
outbreaknoun	An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.