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waves away

waves away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 waves away

What is waves away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Waves away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wave away.

Words near waves away in the dictionary

  1. Wavertree
  2. waverunner
  3. wavery
  4. waves
  5. waves aside
  6. waves away
  7. waves down
  8. waves goodbye
  9. waves in
  10. waves of the hand
  11. waves of translation

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