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wavement

wavement noun: a waving motion.

Noun

wavement (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A waving motion.
    • Violet […] had been fed to such a state that he seldom cared to move, other than by a slow, sneering wavement of the tail when friendly words were addressed to him; and consequently, as he seemed beyond all capacity or desire to run away, or to run at all, Mrs. Balche allowed him complete liberty...1922, Booth Tarkington, Gentle Julia

Origin of wavement

wave + -ment

Questions about wavement

What does wavement mean?
Wavement means a waving motion.
What part of speech is wavement?
Wavement is a noun.

Words near wavement in the dictionary

  1. wavellitic
  2. wavemaker
  3. wavemakers
  4. wavemark
  5. wavemarks
  6. wavement
  7. wavemeter
  8. wavemeters
  9. wavemodes
  10. Waveney
  11. wavenumber

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