(idiomatic) To cause a disturbance. / (idiomatic) To upset the status quo. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, wave.

simple past tense and past participle of make waves

present participle of make waves

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make waves

The popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries since the 1990s.

Alternative spelling of wavefunction

(physics) The component of an electromagnetic wave (especially a radio wave) that travels directly from transmitter to receiver without being reflected

(dated) a heat wave

Alternative form of brainwave

(physics) A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound. / Any violent disturbance.