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
Arlie	AHR-lee	English
Elixabete	-	Basque
Aeneas	[i:'ni:æs]
Samuel	SAM-yoo-əl (English), SAM-yəl (English), sah-MWEL (Spanish), SAH-moo-el (Swedish, Finnish)	English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Dani
ŠTefica	-	Croatian
Hand	[hænd]