waving

  • 11waving — noun the act of signaling by a movement of the hand • Syn: ↑wave, ↑wafture • Derivationally related forms: ↑wave, ↑wave (for: ↑wave) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 12waving the flag — surrendering, giving in, conceding …

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  • 13Not Drowning, Waving — Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Genres Rock, ambient, world Years active 1983 (1983)–1994 (1994), 1996, 2001, 2003, 2 …

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  • 14Not Waving but Drowning — is a poem by British poet Stevie Smith published in 1957 as part of a collection of the same title.[1] The work, the most famous of Smith s poems,[2] describes a man whose distressed thrashing in the sea causes onlookers to believe that he is… …

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  • 15There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere — is a patriotic anthem written in 1942 by Paul Roberts and Shelby Darnell (a pseudonym for producer Bob Miller). The song was written during World War II and was enjoyed its greatest popularity during the war years. The somewhere in the title of… …

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  • 16shroud-waving — UK [ˈʃraʊd ˌweɪvɪŋ] US noun [uncountable] british the use of sad or frightening events or figures to draw attention to issues or to get a political advantage Thesaurus: bribery and manipulationhyponym to do something dishonestsynonym * * *… …

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  • 17flag-waving — adj. fanatically patriotic; same as {chauvinistic}. [prenominal] Syn: chauvinistic, jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 18flag-waving — N UNCOUNT (disapproval) You can use flag waving to refer to the expression of feelings for a country in a loud or exaggerated way, especially when you disapprove of this. The real costs of the war have been ignored in the flag waving of recent… …

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  • 19flag-waving — adjective fanatically patriotic • Syn: ↑chauvinistic, ↑jingoistic, ↑nationalistic, ↑ultranationalistic, ↑superpatriotic • Similar to: ↑patriotic, ↑loyal …

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  • 20hand waving — noun Discussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries. The sales pitch sounded good, but there was a lot of hand waving about the price …

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