hand waving
hand waving noun: discussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries.
Noun
hand waving (plural hand wavings)
- 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.
- Protesters who demand that this brilliantly humane enterprise be stopped should have their motives questioned. Their protest is nothing but the mindless hand waving of Luddites.2000 August 21, “letter”, in Time
hand waving meaning in Arabic
hand waving in Arabic
- argumentation involving approximation
- تَلْوِيح بِالْيَد talwīḥ bi-l-yad
Forms of hand waving
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Questions about hand waving
- What does hand waving mean?
- Hand waving means discussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries.
- What is hand waving in Arabic?
- Hand waving in Arabic is تَلْوِيح بِالْيَد (talwīḥ bi-l-yad). See Hand waving meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is hand waving?
- Hand waving is a noun.
- What is the plural of hand waving?
- The plural of hand waving is hand wavings.
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