wave away

weɪv əˈweɪ

Definition

Definition of wave away - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

gesturedismiss with a hand gesture

She waved away the waiter with a smile.

brush off

dismiss

wave aside

dismissalignore or dismiss without concern

He waved away their worries as unimportant.

dismiss

disregard

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Expressions with wave

blue wave

large ocean wave with a blue hue

Surfers were excited about the blue wave approaching the shore.

wave down

signal a vehicle to stop using a hand gesture

She waved down a taxi in the rain.

wave off

say goodbye with a hand gesture

She waved off her friend at the station.

wave of one's hand

gesture moving the hand back and forth

She gave a wave of her hand to say goodbye.

surfing the wave

riding ocean waves on a board for sport or fun

Surfing the wave requires balance and skill.

wave someone off

gesture to say goodbye to someone leaving

She waved him off at the airport.

Terms with wave away included in their meaning

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travelling wave

physics energy

wave that moves and carries energy away from its source

outside

surfing

the outer part of the sea away from the wave peak

Examples of wave away in a sentence

The teacher waved away the student's excuses.
She waved away the compliments with a smile.
The manager waved away the concerns of the staff.

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French:écarter, ignorer, ...
German:wegwinken, ignorieren, ...
Italian:scacciare, liquidare con un gesto, ...
Spanish:hacer un gesto para apartar, ignorar, ...
Portuguese:afastar, desvalorizar, ...
Chinese:挥手示意, 不理会, ...
Japanese:手で払う, 気にせず無視する, ...
Arabic:لَوَّحَ بِيَدِهِ رافِضًا, تجاهلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְסַלֵּק בִּתְנוּעַת יָד, לְבַטֵּל בְּהֶנֶף יָד, ...
Russian:отмахнуться, отмахиваться, ...
Ukrainian:відмахуватися, ігнорувати, ...
Hindi:हाथ के इशारे से टाल देना, खारिज करना, ...
Bengali:হাত নেড়ে সরিয়ে দেওয়া, উপেক্ষা করা, ...
Catalan:fer marxar amb un gest, descartar, ...
Czech:odmávnout, smést ze stolu, ...
Danish:vinke væk, vifte væk, ...
Dutch:wegwuiven, negeren, ...
Greek:κάνω νόημα να φύγει, αγνοώ, ...
Hungarian:elhessegetni, legyinteni valamire, ...
Khmer:គ្រវីដៃបដិសេធ, មិនអើពើ, ...
Korean:물리치다, 묵살하다, ...
Persian:رد کردن, نادیده گرفت, ...
Polish:zbyć, lekceważyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):afastar, descartar, ...
Romanian:a respinge, a ignora, ...
Swedish:vifta bort, ignorera, ...
Thai:โบกมือไล่, เพิกเฉย, ...
Turkish:el hareketiyle geri çevirmek, görmezden gelmek, ...
Vietnamese:xua tay, bác bỏ, ...

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