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Definition of "headshake" [head•shake]

  • A turning of one's head to the right and left, signifying denial, disapproval, disbelief, doubt, or bemusement. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "headshake" in a sentence
  • ""He could've flapped the wings better," Brandon Jacobs chastised later with a disappointed headshake."
  • "Dr. Sandra behind me has her hand on my shoulder, and I can feel the movement of her sympathetic headshake, reserved for only the most serious cases we see."
  • "The fronsh hav a very gud saying for this… almost as gud as “slow, sad headshake…”"