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Hand waving Meaning in English

expression

ˈhænd/ /ˈweɪvɪŋ
HAND-way-ving
hˈænd/ /wˈeɪvɪŋ
HAND-way-ving

परिभाषा

'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.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Mostly informal, often used in academic, technical, or critical discussions to point out when someone avoids solid evidence or glosses over tricky details. Common phrases: 'a lot of hand waving', 'do some hand waving'. Not about literal waving, but unclear explanations.

Spanish: gesticulación (explicación insuficiente) - evasivasPortuguese (BR): desenrolar (explicação vaga) - enrolaçãoPortuguese (PT): desenrolar (explicação vaga) - conversa fiadaChinese (Simplified): 糊弄（解释不清楚） - 敷衍了事Chinese (Traditional): 糊弄（解釋不清楚） - 敷衍了事Hindi: हाथ हिलाना (साफ़ जवाब न देना)Arabic: إيماءات باليد (شرح غير دقيق)Bengali: হাত নাড়ানো (অস্পষ্ট ব্যাখ্যা) - এড়িয়ে যাওয়াRussian: размытые объяснения - уход от ответаJapanese: ごまかし（はっきりしない説明）Vietnamese: giải thích mơ hồ - nói lòng vòngKorean: 모호한 설명 - 얼버무리기Turkish: el sallama (kaçamak açıklama) - geçiştirmekUrdu: ہاتھ ہلانا (غیر واضح وضاحت) - ٹالناIndonesian: mengelak (penjelasan samar) - menghindar

उदाहरण वाक्य

Her explanation was just hand waving with no clear answer.

basic

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

basic

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

basic

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

natural

He tried to impress us with technical terms, but it was just hand waving.

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You can’t get away with hand waving in a serious debate.

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