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Meaning of "headshake" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEADSHAKE

headshake  [ˈhɛdˌʃeɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEADSHAKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Headshake is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEADSHAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of headshake in the English dictionary

The definition of headshake in the dictionary is the gesture of shaking one's head.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEADSHAKE


antishake
ˌæntɪˈʃeɪk
ashake
əˈʃeɪk
Blake
bleɪk
brake
breɪk
break
breɪk
cake
keɪk
drake
dreɪk
fake
feɪk
handshake
ˈhændˌʃeɪk
jake
dʒeɪk
lake
leɪk
make
meɪk
milkshake
ˈmɪlkʃeɪk
mistake
mɪˈsteɪk
shake
ʃeɪk
sheik
ʃeɪk
sheikh
ʃeɪk
snake
sneɪk
take
teɪk
wake
weɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEADSHAKE

heads
heads up
headsail
headscarf
headscarves
headset
headsheets
headship
headshot
headshrinker
headsman
headsmen
headspace
headspring
headsquare
headstall
headstand
headstay
headstick
headstock

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEADSHAKE

awake
bukkake
cheesecake
cupcake
devil´s food cake
earthquake
funny handshake
golden handshake
hake
intake
mana motuhake
milk shake
pound cake
remake
sake
salt lake
stake
Timberlake
undertake
wind shake

Synonyms and antonyms of headshake in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «headshake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEADSHAKE

Find out the translation of headshake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of headshake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «headshake» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

辛苦啦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

movimiento de cabeza
570 millions of speakers

English

headshake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

headshake
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

headshake في
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

headshake
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

headshake
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

headshake
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Headshake
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jabatan kepala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kopfschütteln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イヤイヤ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머리 가로 젓기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Headshake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

headshake
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

headshake
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोकेदुखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

headshake
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

headshake
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

headshake
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

headshake
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

headshake
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

headshake
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoofdshudden
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

headshake
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

HEADSHAKE
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of headshake

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADSHAKE»

The term «headshake» is normally little used and occupies the 122.543 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADSHAKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «headshake» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «headshake» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about headshake

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADSHAKE»

Discover the use of headshake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to headshake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Simultaneous Analysis of Verbal and Nonverbal Data During ...
... mean peak lag 0.049* HeadShake (AutoCorr) dominance mean peak corr value 0.0408* HeadShake (AutoCorr) sex mean peak corr value 0.0656 HeadShake (AutoCorr) dominance mean peak lag 0.4552 HeadShake (AutoCorr ) sex mean ...
Kathleen T. Ashenfelter, 2007
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Visible Variation: Comparative Studies on Sign Language ...
Zeshan (2004) also notes that all languages that have the backward head-tilt also use a negative headshake in addition. 5.2. Non-manual negation: headshake, head-turn, and facial expressions Headshake is probably the most common ...
Pamela Perniss, Roland Pfau, Markus Steinbach, 2007
3
Advances in the Sign Language Development of Deaf Children
Negative headshake co-occurring with a negative sign: ____t ____neg (11.17) BOOK READ ME CAN'T ''I can't read the book.'' negative headshake with predicates with incorporated negation: ________t _________neg (11.18) ICE- CREAM ...
Language Brenda Schick Professor of Speech, and Hearing Science University of Colorado Boulder, Marc Marschark Director National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Department of Social Work Gallaudet University Patricia Elizabeth Spencer Professor of Psychology, 2005
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Vestibular Function: Clinical and Practice Management
Clinical and Practice Management Alan L. Desmond. Headshake Nystagmus Headshake nystagmus (HSN) is believed to be a result of dynamic asymmetry within the VOR. As the head is shaken back and forth in a horizontal fashion, the  ...
Alan L. Desmond, 2011
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Modality and Structure in Signed and Spoken Languages
In the DGS examples (12b) and (18c) above, the negative headshake was indicated as being associated with the verb sign only. It is, however, possible for the headshake to spread onto neighboring constituents, for example onto the direct ...
Richard P. Meier, Kearsy Cormier, David Quinto-Pozos, 2002
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Language, Cognition, and the Brain: Insights From Sign ...
Because this communicative headshake is physically identical to the grammatical headshake used to signal negation in ASL, Deaf children might recruit this early communicative headshake into their emerging linguistic system and thus easily ...
Karen Emmorey, 2001
7
Language, Gesture, and Space
TABLE 15.4 Typology and Frequency of the Negative Marker Form Typology Position Frequency Postverbal negator V Neg (10) Manual negator: palm-up Two variants of NONE __hs (9) Simultaneous Headshake [ l Headshake: _hs ...
Karen Emmorey, Judy Snitzer Reilly, Judy S. Reilly, 2013
8
Pragmatics and Autolexical Grammar: In Honor of Jerry Sadock
In fact, we found that 276 of the 327 negative sentences David produced (84%) included a side-to-side headshake.4 The remaining negatives are expressed using other markers, such as a manual flip or a shrug of the shoulders; in rare ...
Etsuyo Yuasa, Tista Bagchi, Katharine P. Beals, 2011
9
Sign Language: An International Handbook
The most pervasive one is headshake, a side-to-side movement of the head which is found in virtually all sign languages studied to date (Zeshan 2004, 11). The headshake normally associates with the negative sign, if present, but it commonly ...
Roland Pfau, Markus Steinbach, Bencie Woll, 2012
10
The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and ...
To illustrate, consider the negative headshake, which has been examined in ASL (Veinberg & Wilbur, 1990; Wood, 1999), Swedish Sign Language (Bergman, 1995), and German Sign Language (Deutsche Gebärdensprache or DGS; Pfau ...
Marc Marschark, Patricia Elizabeth Spencer, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADSHAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term headshake is used in the context of the following news items.
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Readers recommend: songs about refusal
India is known its head wobble or headshake, a gesture that ambiguously says neither yes nor no, but is often a polite way of avoiding overt ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Mares not behaving badly
A stamp of her foot and a headshake, and I could almost hear her say, “Darn! I nearly made it!” As I sauntered to the center of the ring, trying not to laugh, she ... «EQUUS Magazine, Jul 15»
3
3 Essential Quick Grabs When Kayak Fishing
One headshake of a brittle yellow mouth and you could be waving bye-bye to your next hero shot when the hook pulls through its delicate ... «Florida Sportsman Magazine, Jul 15»
4
On the Water Magazine: Stripers making big waves
Your drag screams, your rod thumps with every headshake, and your heart races and then stops at the sight of a massive broom-shaped tail ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
5
KTM 1050 Adventure - Less is more
It runs rock steady in a straight line, although it will give you a slow, disapproving headshake - more in warning than in misbehaviour - on long, ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
6
The Difference Between 'Yeah, Nah' And 'Nah, Yeah'
Nah” (usually accompanied by a headshake and a smirk) can be seen as a shutdown, akin to “I see your argument, but, just no.” With perhaps ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jun 15»
7
BRAD DOKKEN: Landing net rebound
And that's when the fish did the headshake back and forth and spit out the lure and took off." Karel felt bad about the mishap, of course, but that ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jun 15»
8
Love of music leads teens to life-changing information
Sam said with a headshake and a small laugh. Sara said, “Feels like it was meant to be.” Sara's mom, Jennifer Austin, could only agree. “There are definitely ... «WAVE 3, Jun 15»
9
Britain's Got Talent final 2015: 90 viewers complain to Ofcom about …
Wonder why @SimonCowell thinks it's remotely trendy to have his chest hair pop out like he's wearing a grey vest under his shirt? #HeadShake. «The Independent, Jun 15»
10
Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa: Theo Walcott's performance should keep …
Those in claret and blue could only headshake their despondency at their team's woeful performance. Only Given - assuming you don't blame ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»

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