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Wafture

noun/wˈæftʃɚ/

Definition

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈæftʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈaftʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈaftʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈæftʃɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waving wave

Word Forms

wave

verb

signal with the hands or nod

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Waffel

der Akt des Signalisierens durch eine Handbewegung

🇪🇸Spanish

onda

el acto de señalar mediante un movimiento de la mano

🇳🇱Dutch

waftuur

de handeling van het signaleren door een beweging van de hand

🇵🇹Portuguese

flutuar

o ato de sinalizar por um movimento da mão

🇷🇺Russian

колебание

акт подачи сигнала движением руки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लहर

हाथ की गति से संकेत देने की क्रिया

🇮🇳Telugu

వాఫ్చర్

చేతి కదలిక ద్వారా సిగ్నలింగ్ చేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેફચર

હાથની હિલચાલ દ્વારા સંકેત આપવાની ક્રિયા

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沃夫图尔

通过手部动作发出信号的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

ワッチャー

手の動きによって合図する行為

🇰🇷Korean

물결 모양

손의 움직임으로 신호를 보내는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lan truyền

hành động ra hiệu bằng chuyển động của bàn tay

🇹🇭Thai

ความวุ่นวาย

การส่งสัญญาณโดยการเคลื่อนไหวของมือ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موجة

فعل الإشارة عن طريق حركة اليد

🇮🇷Persian

وافچر

عمل علامت دادن با حرکت دست

🇹🇷Turkish

dalga

el hareketi ile sinyal verme eylemi

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What is the primary definition of the word 'wafture'?

The primary meaning of 'wafture' is 'the act of signaling by a movement of the hand'.

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Using 'wafture' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'wafture' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'wafture' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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