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made waves

made waves is the simple past and past participle of make waves.

Meaning of make waves

Verb

make waves (third-person singular simple present makes waves, present participle making waves, simple past and past participle made waves)

  1. (idiomatic) To cause a disturbance.
  2. (idiomatic) To upset the status quo.
    Synonyms:
    rock the boat
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, wave.

Questions about made waves

What is made waves the simple past and past participle of?
Made waves is the simple past and past participle of make waves.

Words near made waves in the dictionary

  1. made up the numbers
  2. made up to
  3. made use
  4. made vintage
  5. made water
  6. made waves
  7. made way
  8. made whole
  9. made whoopee
  10. made with
  11. made wudu

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