fend away

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Etymology[edit]

From fend + away.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

fend away (third-person singular simple present fends away, present participle fending away, simple past and past participle fended away)

  1. (idiomatic) To turn something away; to ward off.
    She fended away his eager hands.
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