махати

док. махнути

(рукою, хусткою) to wave; (шпагою) to flourish, to brandish; (хвостом) to wag; to beat; (крилами) to flap

махати рукою комусь — to wave one's hand to a person

махнути рукою на щось — розм. give smth. up as lost (hopeless); to give smth. up as a bad job; to wave goodbye (to)