waving
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The meaning (definition) of the word waving
moving your hand from side to side to say hello or goodbye
The word waving used in a sentence
“I am waving goodbye to the little train.”
How the word waving is said around the world
| French | faire signe de la main (fair seen-yuh duh lah MAN) |
| Spanish | saludando (sah-loo-DAHN-doh) |
| Mandarin | 挥手 (hway shoh) |
| Hindi | हाथ हिलाना (HAHth hee-LAA-na) |
| Arabic | أُلَوِّحُ (u-LAW-wi-hu) |
| Russian | махать (ma-KHAHT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | acenar (uh-suh-NAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | acenando (ah-seh-NAHN-doo) |
| Japanese | てをふる (teh oh FOO-roo) |
| German | winken (VINK-en) |
| Urdu | ہاتھ ہلانا (HAHTH hi-LAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਹੱਥ ਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ (HUTH hee-LAA-oo-naa) |
| Korean | 손을 흔들다 (SOH-nuhl HUHN-duhl-dah) |
| Hebrew | מְנוֹפֵף (me-noh-FEF) |
| Greek | χαιρετάω (heh-reh-TAH-oh) |
| Dutch | zwaaien (ZWAH-yun) |
| Tagalog | kumakaway (koo-mah-kah-WAY) |
| Vietnamese | vẫy tay (vay TIE) |
| Turkish | el sallamak (el sahl-lah-MAHK) |
| Persian | دست تکان دادن (dast ta-KAHN dah-DAN) |
| Polish | machać (MAH-khach) |
| Ukrainian | махати (mah-KHAH-ty) |
| Bengali | হাত নাড়া (HAHT NAH-ra) |
| Swedish | vinkar (VING-kahr) |
| Italian | salutando (sah-loo-TAHN-doh) |
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