finger waving

noun

A hairstyling technique in which hair is shaped while wet into smooth, flat, S-shaped waves that lie close to the scalp, using the fingers and a comb.

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Meanings

nounfinger waving (countable and uncountable, plural finger wavings)

plural finger wavings

  1. countableuncountableartsA hairstyling technique in which hair is shaped while wet into smooth, flat, S-shaped waves that lie close to the scalp, using the fingers and a comb.
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APA

finger waving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20waving

MLA

“finger waving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20waving. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger waving,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20waving.

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