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waving aside

waving aside is the present participle and gerund of wave aside.

Meaning of wave aside

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To dismiss something without paying much attention to it; to decide something is too unimportant or unnecessary to respond to

Questions about waving aside

What is waving aside the present participle and gerund of?
Waving aside is the present participle and gerund of wave aside.

Words near waving aside in the dictionary

  1. waviest
  2. wavily
  3. waviness
  4. wavinesses
  5. waving
  6. waving aside
  7. waving away
  8. waving down
  9. waving goodbye
  10. waving in
  11. waving off

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