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How to pronounce headshake in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms headshaking
Type of motility, motion, move, movement


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

Examples of headshake

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Frenchmen examined their handiwork with a national headshake of disbelief.
From the time.com
Until he compounded his stand-up protest with a headshake that lasted all the way to the boundary.
From the independent.co.uk
Most references to the war bring a doleful shrug or headshake.
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Either occurrence was a signal to raise the rod tip and feel the sudden, hard headshake of a hooked fish.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • The act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me"
  • Headshaking is a condition where the horse or pony shakes its head continuously, often while being ridden.
  • Phenomenon where the front end and handle bars shake from side to side