HEADSHAKE
Dictionary entry overview: What does headshake mean? • HEADSHAKE (noun)
The noun HEADSHAKE has 1 sense:
1. the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement
Familiarity information: HEADSHAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HEADSHAKE (noun)
Meaning:
The act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
headshake; headshaking
Context example:
I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me
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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