wave away

English

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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
    • 2011 January 25, Phil McNulty, “Blackpool 2 - 3 Man Utd”, in BBC‎[1]:
      It was the Seasiders, however, who were swiftly on the attack again and they had very presentable claims for a penalty waved away as Varney tumbled under a challenge from Rafael.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To brush aside or sweep under the rug.
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