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shake one's head

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

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHAKE ONE'S HEAD

shake one's head


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

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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.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

摇头
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sacudir la cabeza
570 millions of speakers
en

English

shake one´s head
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

किसी के सिर हिला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يهز رأسه واحد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

встряхнуть свою голову
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

sacudir a cabeça
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

এক মাথা নাড়া
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

faire non de la tête
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Goncangkan kepalanya
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

schütteln den Kopf
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

頭を振る
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 머리 를 흔들
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Goyangake sirah siji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lắc đầu của một người
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு தலை குலுக்கி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याचे डोके हलवा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Başını sallamak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

scuotere la testa
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wstrząsnąć głowie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

струснути свою голову
40 millions of speakers
ro

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

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

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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
3
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
4
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
6
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
7
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
9
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
10
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

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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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