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waved away

waved away is the simple past and past participle of wave away.

Meaning of wave away

Verb

wave away (third-person singular simple present waves away, present participle waving away, simple past and past participle waved away)

  1. (idiomatic) To reject or dismiss with a hand gesture.
    • Near-synonym: wave off
    Synonyms:
    wave off
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To brush aside or sweep under the rug.

Questions about waved away

What is waved away the simple past and past participle of?
Waved away is the simple past and past participle of wave away.

Words near waved away in the dictionary

  1. wavebreaking
  2. wavebreaks
  3. wavecut
  4. waved
  5. waved aside
  6. waved away
  7. waved down
  8. waved goodbye
  9. waved in
  10. waved off
  11. waved the bloody shirt

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