It was telling that he did not dismiss the question.

The fat man dismissed the question with a wave of his hand.

Teddy dismissed the question because he wasn't ready to answer it.

Then he dismissed the question of power with a shrug.

Dismissing the question of the windows, she went to look at the food.

He dismissed questions about the conditions under which German soldiers might be brought into military action.

But Johnson quickly dismissed questions about it with a shake of his head.

The professor dismissed the question with a flick of his hand.

This time the computer brain was unable to dismiss the question.

He shook his head to clear it, dismissing the question until a later time.