wave someone off

Examples of waving

waving

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Waving a filthy fan, he swaggers his way into the middle of the arena, and delivers some impromptu verses.
Activity items assessed general activity level (waving arms, moving around the crib, squirming).
The ticks stopped suddenly on entering the region of the odour and, after waving their front legs, quickly retreated.
Each character appeared in turn on the screen waving.
The open mouths and waving hands indicate that these deceased ancestors can still communicate with their living descendants.
When they appeared upon the balcony of the national palace, they were greeted with cheers and the waving of thousands of national flags.
Here lies the hand waving, but one should not waste paper!
She runs to warn him, waving and shouting, but he does not see her.
Each introduction referred to the character by name and then referred to his waving once with a pronoun and then once with a noun.
Waving a banner of hope in life and death situations, still other policymakers justify procedural shortcuts to resolve the complex issues that surround organ supply.
Some members even disliked the idea of waving the rival's flag.
There was also, of course, the traditional fall-back of talking loudly and waving one's arms about.
These linear or nonlinear extensions of the waving plate theory allow an analysis of fast starts, as well as steady swimming.
He would freewheel about the stage, waving his hands and fluttering his fingers.
The photographer ignored the ministers of the president who were waving at the crowd.
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