HEADSHAKE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement

Example:

I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me

Synonyms:

headshake; headshaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("headshake" is a kind of...):

motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)

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