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Definition of "headshaking" [headshaking]

  • The act of shaking one's head, in disagreement or disapproval (noun)
  • Disagreement or disapproval (noun)

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Use "headshaking" in a sentence
  • "There is, however, a fine line, a careful balance, between communicating inspiration and enthusiasm, and generating the kind of headshaking and 'blistering comments' Greer picked up at the back of the hall."
  • "More and more, I think this is the answer to all the truly headshaking things I see coming out of the left."
  • "You have the optimism of Bill Richards and the fingers-in-the-ears headshaking of Peter Kafka."