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What (who) is -waving - definition

POEM
Not waving but Drowning; Not Waving But Drowning; Not waving, but drowning; Not waving but drowning

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see wave
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Flag waving
Flag-waving is a fallacious argument or propaganda technique used to justify an action based on the undue connection to nationalism or patriotism or benefit for an idea, group or country. It is a variant of argumentum ad populum.
flag-waving         
Flag waving
¦ noun extreme or excessive patriotism.
Derivatives
flag-waver noun

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Not Waving but Drowning

"Not Waving but Drowning" is a poem by the British poet Stevie Smith. It was published in 1957, as part of a collection of the same title. The most famous of Smith's poems, it gives an account of a drowned man, whose distressed thrashing in the water had been mistaken for waving. The poem was accompanied by one of Smith's drawings, as was common in her work.

The poem's personal significance has been the topic of several pieces of literary criticism, because Smith was treated for psychological problems. She contemplated suicide at the age of eight, after what she described as a difficult childhood and her struggle with the fact that her father abandoned her.

Examples of use of -waving
1. The officer kept waving and waving until he seemed satisfied.
2. Waving fists, protesters chanted: "Down with Denmark.
3. Waving flags Hundreds of relatives gathered on each side of the border gate, waving their national flags, while musicians beat drums and played bagpipes.
4. Men waving Palestinian flags burst into a traditional Arab dance.
5. Most were waving the black–white–red Egyptian flag.