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wave

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "wave" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
1syllable

wave

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, wave is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofwave

1verb
  • To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.

    Example: "The flag waved in the gentle breeze."

  • To move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
  • (metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

    Example: "I waved goodbye from across the room."

  • To have an undulating or wavy form.
  • To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.
  • To produce waves to the hair.
  • To swing and miss at a pitch.

    Example: "Jones waves at strike one."

  • To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.

    Example: "The starter waved the flag to begin the race."

  • (metonymic) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement.
  • To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state.
  • To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
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