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wave off::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | background, downplay, play down |
Examples of wave off
wave off
The three men scrambled back onto the hull, before another wave washed them off.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Proposition 13 in 1978 set off a national wave of other tax limitation measures.
From the bloomberg.com
Only one Barracuda was shot down from each wave and another crashed on take-off.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Ride the wave of good fortune through Saturday night and then hop off the board.
From the sfgate.com
Only after consulting with the assistant afterward did Chapman wave off the goal.
From the washingtonpost.com
If I asked her how much celery to chop for a soup, she'd wave off the question.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
In mid-August 1992, satellites detected a strong wave off the coast of Africa.
From the cnn.com
Meanwhile, another tropical wave off Africa's coast also is being watched.
From the news-journalonline.com
The emphatic wave-off or point at center ice makes or breaks that moment for the fans.
From the dallasnews.com
