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v. trans.
P. and V. σείειν, ἀ̆νᾰσείειν.
Wave in front of one:
P. and V. προσείειν.
They waved their hands in the air:
P. τὰς χεῖρας ἀνέσεισαν (Thuc. 4.38).
Swing:
P. αἰωρεῖν, Ar. and V. κυκλεῖν, V. διᾰφέρειν, σφενδονᾶν ; see whirl.
Brandish:
P. and V. σείειν, Ar. and V. πάλλειν, κρᾰδαίνειν, τῐνάσσειν.
V. intrans. Give direction by signs: P. ἐπινεύειν, Ar. and V. νεύειν.This man is no longer the same, he waves me back: V. ἀνὴρ ὅδʼ οὐκέθʼ αὑτός, ἐκνεύει πάλιν (Eur. Phoen. 920).Swing: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι.Be hung up: P. and V. κρέμασθαι.Toss up and down: P. and V. σᾰλεύειν.Stream, float in air: P. and V. φέρεσθαι, V. ᾄσσεσθαι, ἀΐσσειν, ᾄσσειν.
wave
subs.
Wavy motion:
P. αἰώρησις, ἡ.
Motion:
P. φορά, ἡ.
Billow:
P. and V. κῦμα, τό, κλύ̆δων, ὁ, κλῠδώνιον, τό.
Surf:
P. and V. ῥόθιον, τό (Thuc. 4.10), ῥᾱχία, ἡ (Thuc. 4.10), V. φλοῖσβος, ὁ, ῥηγμί̄ν, ὁ.
Swell:
Ar. and V. οἶδμα, τό, σά̆λος, ὁ.
Big wave:
P. and V. τρῐκῡμία, ἡ (Plat.).
Shore washed by waves:
V. ἀκτὴ κῡμοδέγμων, ἡ (Eur. Hipp. 1173).

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