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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dilip	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Hartley	HAHRT-lee	English
Ajith	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Friduman	-	Ancient Germanic
Domitian	-	History
Adenauer	['a:dənauə]