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shake one's head
shake one's head
shake one's head
Express disapproval, dissent, or doubt, as in
That announcement had us shaking our heads in dismay
. This expression, which can be used both literally (for moving one's head from side to side) and figuratively, dates from about 1300.
See also:
head
,
shake
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Harold
['hærəld]
Arnifrid
-
Ancient Germanic
Goodwin
GUWD-win
English (Rare)
Tacey
-
English (Archaic)
Remigio
re-MEE-jo
(Italian)
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Boyles
[bɔilz]
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