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To move one's head from side to side, in a repeated swiveling motion from the neck, to indicate disagreement, negation, disbelief, disapproval or dismay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She was shaking her head no.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To move one's head up and down, in a repeated hinge-like motion from the top of the spine, to indicate agreement, affirmation, approval, or simply polite attentiveness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
мата́ць галаво́й
(matácʹ halavój)
— move one's head from side to side
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Chinese Cantonese:
擰頭 /拧头
— move one's head from side to side
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Chinese Mandarin:
搖頭 /摇头
(yáotóu)
— move one's head from side to side
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Dutch:
hoofd schudden
— move one's head from side to side
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Finnish:
pudistaa päätään
— move one's head from side to side
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French:
secouer la tête
— move one's head from side to side
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German:
den Kopf schütteln
— move one's head from side to side
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Hungarian:
rázza a fejét
— move one's head from side to side
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Italian:
scuotere la testa
— move one's head from side to side
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Japanese:
首を横に振る
(kubi o yoko ni furu)
— move one's head from side to side
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Korean:
고개를 젓다
(gogae-reul jeotda)
— move one's head from side to side
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Korean:
고개를 흔들다
(gogae-reul heundeulda)
— move one's head from side to side
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Luxembourgish:
de Kapp rëselen
— move one's head from side to side
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Old English:
cweċċan hēafod
— move one's head from side to side
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Portuguese:
balançar a cabeça
— move one's head from side to side
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Romanian:
da din cap
— move one's head from side to side
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Russian:
кача́ть голово́й
(kačátʹ golovój)
— move one's head from side to side
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Russian:
покача́ть голово́й
(pokačátʹ golovój)
— move one's head from side to side
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Spanish:
negar con la cabeza
— move one's head from side to side
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Swedish:
skaka på huvudet
— move one's head from side to side
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Turkish:
kafa sallamak
— move one's head from side to side
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Ukrainian:
хита́ти голово́ю
(xytáty holovóju)
— move one's head from side to side
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Vietnamese:
lắc đầu
— move one's head from side to side
