wave verb

ADV. gently reeds waving gently in the breeze | vigorously | cheerfully, cheerily, happily | frantically, wildly They stood by the side of the road and waved frantically. | vaguely He waved a hand vaguely in the air. | dismissively | about/around, aside, back, on, through She waved cheerfully and he waved back. The guards waved us on.

VERB + WAVE turn and/to He turned to wave to his mother.

PREP. at We waved at the people on the shore. | to They waved to us as we passed. She waved him to a seat.

PHRASES wave (sb) goodbye people waving goodbye to their friends and relatives