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A w___ is a sudden increase in a particular activity or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one.A wave is a sudden increase in a particular activity or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one....the current wave of violence....an even newer crime wave.Shortages of bread, meat and gasoline hit the city in waves. verbIf you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone.Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her.He waved at the waiter, who rushed to the table.He grinned, waved, and said, 'Hi!'.Elaine turned and waved her hand lazily and left.Steve stopped him with a wave of the hand.Paddy spotted Mary Ann and gave her a cheery wave.If you wave someone away or wave them on, you make a movement with your hand to indicate that they should move in a particular direction.Leshka waved him away with a show of irritation.He waved the servants out of the tent.combining formIf you wave something, you hold it up and move it rapidly from side to side.Hospital staff were outside to welcome him, waving flags and applauding.She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.Hundreds of banner-waving demonstrators took to the streets....a flag-waving crowd.If something waves, it moves gently from side to side or up and down....grass and flowers waving in the wind.nounA wave is a raised mass of water on the surface of water, especially the sea, which is caused by the wind or by tides making the surface of the water rise and fall....the sound of the waves breaking on the shore.If someone's hair has waves, it curves slightly instead of being straight .A wave is a sudden increase in heat or energy that spreads out from an earthquake or explosion .The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran.The blast wave crushed the breath from Neil, but he survived.Waves are the form in which things such as sound, light, and radio signals travel .Sound waves, light waves, and radio waves have a certain frequency.If you refer to a wave of a particular feeling, you mean that it increases quickly and becomes very intense, and then often decreases again.She felt a wave of panic, but forced herself to leave the room calmly.A wave of sympathy for her swept Ireland.The loneliness and grief comes in waves.A wave is a sudden increase in a particular activity or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one....the current wave of violence....an even newer crime wave.Shortages of bread, meat and gasoline hit the city in waves.A wave is a large number of people moving somewhere at the same time.The rising violence sent a wave of refugees across the border.Their commander ordered them forward in waves.If a crowd of people do the wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, then sits down again, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd. B1

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wave waveswavingwaved-waving

query	A w___ is a sudden increase in a particular activity or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one.A wave is a sudden increase in a particular activity or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one. ...the current wave of violence. ...an even newer crime wave. Shortages of bread, meat and gasoline hit the city in waves.
word	wave
full-definition	verb If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone. Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her. He waved at the waiter, who rushed to the table. He grinned, waved, and said, 'Hi!'. Elaine turned and waved her hand lazily and left. Steve stopped him with a wave of the hand. Paddy spotted Mary Ann and gave her a cheery wave. If you wave someone away or wave them on, you make a movement with your hand to indicate that they should move in a particular direction. Leshka waved him away with a show of irritation. He waved the servants out of the tent. combining form If you wave something, you hold it up and move it rapidly from side to side. Hospital staff were outside to welcome him, waving flags and applauding. She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about. Hundreds of banner-waving demonstrators took to the streets. ...a flag-waving crowd. If something waves, it moves gently from side to side or up and down. ...grass and flowers waving in the wind. noun A wave is a raised mass of water on the surface of water, especially the sea, which is caused by the wind or by tides making the surface of the water rise and fall. ...the sound of the waves breaking on the shore. If someone's hair has waves, it curves slightly instead of being straight . A wave is a sudden increase in heat or energy that spreads out from an earthquake or explosion . The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran. The blast wave crushed the breath from Neil, but he survived. Waves are the form in which things such as sound, light, and radio signals travel . Sound waves, light waves, and radio waves have a certain frequency. If you refer to a wave of a particular feeling, you mean that it increases quickly and becomes very intense, and then often decreases again. She felt a wave of panic, but forced herself to leave the room calmly. A wave of sympathy for her swept Ireland. The loneliness and grief comes in waves. A wave is a sudden increase in a particular activity or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one. ...the current wave of violence. ...an even newer crime wave. Shortages of bread, meat and gasoline hit the city in waves. A wave is a large number of people moving somewhere at the same time. The rising violence sent a wave of refugees across the border. Their commander ordered them forward in waves. If a crowd of people do the wave, each person in the crowd stands up and puts their arms in the air after the person to one side of them, then sits down again, creating a continuous wave-like motion through the crowd.
inflections	waveswavingwaved-waving
cefr-level	B1

Wave Side Waved Waves Sudden Increase Activity Type