fend away

To turn away or deny; to keep something at bay; to fight or ward off. The governor fended away questions about his role in the money laundering scandal. I fended away the blows of my attackers.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Keelin	KEE-lin	Irish
Fannar	-	Icelandic
Wanda	['wɔndə]
RÍOghnach	-	Irish Mythology
Phoebe	FEE-bee (English)	English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Vikenti	-	Russian