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waving down

waving down is the present participle and gerund of wave down.

Meaning of wave down

Verb

wave down (third-person singular simple present waves down, present participle waving down, simple past and past participle waved down)

  1. (transitive) To cause (a moving vehicle) to stop by using an arm gesture.

Questions about waving down

What is waving down the present participle and gerund of?
Waving down is the present participle and gerund of wave down.

Words near waving down in the dictionary

  1. waviness
  2. wavinesses
  3. waving
  4. waving aside
  5. waving away
  6. waving down
  7. waving goodbye
  8. waving in
  9. waving off
  10. waving the bloody shirt
  11. waving the white flag

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