the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > waving, esp. of hand > instance of (3)
A waving movement; esp. waving of the hand or something held in the hand: cf. waft, n.1 5, 6.
A motion to and fro of the hand or of something held in the hand, used as a signal or as an expressive sign.
An act of waving (the wings or something held in the hand); a waving movement.