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waving away

waving away is the present participle and gerund 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 waving away

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

Words near waving away in the dictionary

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

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