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
Arrats	-	Basque
Chuck	CHUK	English
Mridula	-	Indian, Hindi
Traianus	-	Ancient Roman
Birgitta	bir-YIT-tah (Swedish), bir-GIT-tah (Swedish), BEER-geet-tah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish
Seraphina	-	English (Rare), German (Rare), Late Roman