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waving off

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

Meaning of wave off

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to signal (someone) to desist or leave.
    • Near-synonym: wave away
    Synonyms:
    wave away
    Antonyms:
    flag down
    1. (transitive) Of an aircraft carrier landing signal officer, to signal a pilot to go around.
  2. (transitive) To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture).
  3. Of a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.

Questions about waving off

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

Words near waving off in the dictionary

  1. waving aside
  2. waving away
  3. waving down
  4. waving goodbye
  5. waving in
  6. waving off
  7. waving the bloody shirt
  8. waving the white flag
  9. waving through
  10. wavingly
  11. wavings

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