wave (someone) off
phrasal verb
waved (someone) off; waving (someone) off; waves (someone) off
: to move one's hand as a way of telling someone that one does not want help
We offered to help but he waved us off.
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Meteorologists had been tracking the storm, which originated as a tropical wave off the western coast of Africa, for days.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The outlook for corporate profits also gives investors a reason to wave off any negative trends in the upcoming, second-quarter earnings season.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 July 2025
The damage Moicano put on his opponent forced the doctor to wave off the fight as Saint Denis’ right eye was nearly swollen shut.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Tecca certainly knows his way around a refrain that’s clever, melodic and hooky — and that’s part of the hitmaking process that far too many rappers tend to wave off as incidental in 2025.
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—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 24 June 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The outlook for corporate profits also gives investors a reason to wave off any negative trends in the upcoming, second-quarter earnings season.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 July 2025
The damage Moicano put on his opponent forced the doctor to wave off the fight as Saint Denis’ right eye was nearly swollen shut.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Tecca certainly knows his way around a refrain that’s clever, melodic and hooky — and that’s part of the hitmaking process that far too many rappers tend to wave off as incidental in 2025.
4.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 24 June 2025
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“Wave (someone) off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wave%20%28someone%29%20off. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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