What is the meaning of waving?

noun

• The act of signaling by a movement of the hand.
  • synonyms: wave, wafture

verb

• Signal with the hands or nod.
  • usage: "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
  • synonyms: beckon, wave
• Move or swing back and forth.
  • usage: "She waved her gun"
  • synonyms: brandish, flourish, wave
• Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.
  • usage: "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
  • synonyms: roll, undulate, flap, wave
• Twist or roll into coils or ringlets.
  • usage: "curl my hair, please"
  • synonyms: curl, wave
• Set waves in.
  • usage: "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
  • synonyms: wave