كيف تنطق "hand waving"

expression

US

ˈhænd/ /ˈweɪvɪŋ

HAND-way-ving

UK

hˈænd/ /wˈeɪvɪŋ

HAND-way-ving

التعريف

'Hand waving' means giving a vague, incomplete, or unclear explanation, usually to hide gaps in knowledge or avoid giving real answers. It can also mean using gestures instead of clear logic or details.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhænd/ /ˈweɪvɪŋ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hˈænd/ /wˈeɪvɪŋ

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

HAND-way-ving

بريطاني

HAND-way-ving

استمع في السياق

Her explanation was just hand waving with no clear answer.

The teacher did some hand waving when the students asked about the difficult topic.

Don't use hand waving in your science report—give proper facts.

All that talk about the reasons was just hand waving—they don't actually know why it happened.