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Meaning of "shake one's head" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHAKE ONE'S HEAD

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHAKE ONE'S HEAD

shake
shake a leg
shake down
shake hands
shake in one´s shoes
shake off
shake on it
shake the dust from one´s feet
shake the dust off one´s feet
shake the foundations of something
shake up
shake-out
shake-up
shakeable
shakedown
shaken
shaken baby syndrome
shaker

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHAKE ONE'S HEAD

against the head
ahead
big head
cylinder head
department head
deputy head
give head
hit the nail on the head
keep one´s head
knock on the head
machine head
off one´s head
on one´s head
pan and tilt head
pressure head
read head
read-write head
short head
shower head
swollen head
year head

Synonyms and antonyms of shake one's head in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «shake one's head» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHAKE ONE'S HEAD

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

Translator English - Chinese

摇头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sacudir la cabeza
570 millions of speakers

English

shake one´s head
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किसी के सिर हिला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يهز رأسه واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

встряхнуть свою голову
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sacudir a cabeça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক মাথা নাড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire non de la tête
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Goncangkan kepalanya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schütteln den Kopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頭を振る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 머리 를 흔들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Goyangake sirah siji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lắc đầu của một người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு தலை குலுக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याचे डोके हलवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başını sallamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scuotere la testa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wstrząsnąć głowie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

струснути свою голову
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se agită capul cuiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τινάξει το κεφάλι του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

´n mens se kop skud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skaka huvudet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

riste ens hode
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shake one's head

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAKE ONE'S HEAD»

The term «shake one's head» is regularly used and occupies the 105.189 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAKE ONE'S HEAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shake one's head

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAKE ONE'S HEAD»

Discover the use of shake one's head in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shake one's head and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Using French Vocabulary
faireun signe de la tête to nod faire oui/non de la tête to nod/shake one's head lever la tête to raise one's head baisser la tête to lower one's head inclinerlatête to lower one's head tournerlatête to turn one's head secouerlatête to shake one's  ...
Jean H. Duffy, 1999
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
SHAKE A LEG SHAKE A LEG SHAKEDOWN SHAKEDOWN SHAKE HANDS SHAKE HANDS ON IT SHAKE IN YOUR SHOES SHAKE LIKE A JELLY SHAKE OFF SHAKE ONE'S FIST SHAKE ONE'S HEAD — SHAKE OUT — SHAKE THE ...
Cruz, Et Al
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
SfjfMKMJI BMrH3ST ° ) to scratch one's head J£ SCRATCH to shake one's head SHAKE to snap someone's head off SNAP « to take it into one's head 1. JS^ itfelSS I ikfE (i&^f-) (The naughty boy took it into his head to run away from home, if! to ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Koasati Dictionary
... back and forth v nikohlin. to shake oneself (of an animal) v ilitahlixin. to shake one's head back and forth v bakfahlin. to shake something around v famohkaxin. to shake something back and forth v nikohlixin. to shake something in one's hand  ...
Geoffrey D. Kimball, Bel Abbey, 1994
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The Chambers Dictionary
... (also//g); to get away,.escape. from (someone or something that is following, pursuing, etc): shake off (or shake) the dust from one's feet (sec Matt 10. 14) to leave hurriedly or gladly (In -and fig); shake one's head to turn one's head from side ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
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English-Cayuga/Cayuga-English Dictionary
... shudder i-h-sa \\;i k you will winnow, shake out, sift s.t. shake one's head see: nod one's head de-satng'a-e-doh nod. shake your head shallow ni \nh no-d;i k'ah it is shallow [ni+yo+ stem: -(h)noda:k'ah- shallow; consists of: -(h)nod(a)N- water  ...
Frances Froman, Alfred Keye, Carrie Joan Dyck, 2002
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Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary
... bow one's head nboonkwesed vai, M; stand with head bowed nboonkwegaabwid vai, M; shake one's head [from side to side] mmigkwenid vai, M, CL; throw one's head back aazhgidkwenid vai; tilt one's head backwards daatgikwenid vai; ...
Richard A. Rhodes, 1985
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The Nelson Contemporary English Dictionary
... to shake off a cold shake one's fist to make a threatening gesture shake one's head to move one's head from side to side by way of saying 'no' shake up 1 to stir by shaking 2 to rouse from idleness shakedown (shayk'downl n a makeshift bed ...
W. T. Cunningham, 1977
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Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem
... Spwoypwey < spw6:ypwey ~ spwoypwey. rock that was a spw6:ypwey head ( mask) turned to stone at Xelhlalh: Spéyes te Spw6:ypwey < spéyes ~ spéy:es. scratching one's head:: peypeq'qéylem < péyq'. shake one's head side to side (as in ...
Brent Douglas Galloway, 2009
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Atlantic's URDU ENGLISH DICTIONARY
... someone else responsible. sir jkukana, o. To bow; to submit. uj.. j. sir chorha, od/. Spoiled by over Indulgence; proud; haughty; rude. ti»j j_ *'r dnuniM, v. To lament; to grieve over one's troubles; to shake one's head from affliction or surprise.
‎1989

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAKE ONE'S HEAD»

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What Does 'Shaking My Head' Even Mean Anymore?
In the parlance of our time, everything has me shaking my head. ... What does it mean to shake one's head when basically everything is dumb? It's hard to say. «Motherboard, Aug 13»

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