wave madly

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to wave one's hands or arms in a wild, energetic, or frantic way

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Examples (10)

  • The children stood on the pier and waved madly at the departing ship.
  • When she spotted her friend in the crowd, she began to wave her arms madly.
  • He was waving madly to get the driver's attention before the bus pulled away.
  • The stranded hikers waved madly at the rescue helicopter overhead.
  • As the parade passed by, everyone in the audience was waving madly.
  • She waved madly from the train window until it disappeared from sight.
  • Upon seeing the celebrity's car, the fans started shouting and waving madly.
  • Despite his exhaustion, he waved madly to signal that he was still alive.
  • The referee waved his flags madly to indicate that a foul had occurred.
  • I saw you waving madly from across the street, but I couldn't hear you.