wavement

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noun

A waving motion.

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Meanings

nounwavement (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableA waving motion.
    1 more example

    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 of action.

    1922, Booth Tarkington, Gentle Julia

Origin

wave + -ment

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APA

wavement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavement

MLA

“wavement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wavement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavement.

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