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hand wavings

hand wavings is the plural of hand waving.

Meaning of hand waving

Noun

hand waving (plural hand wavings)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.

Questions about hand wavings

What is hand wavings the plural of?
Hand wavings is the plural of hand waving.

Words near hand wavings in the dictionary

  1. hand washed
  2. hand washes
  3. hand washing
  4. hand washings
  5. hand waving
  6. hand wavings
  7. hand wavy
  8. hand wedge
  9. hand wedges
  10. hand wheel
  11. hand wheels

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