shake one's head (English, verb)
expansion: shake one's head (third-person singular simple present shakes one's head, present participle shaking one's head, simple past shook one's head, past participle shaken one's head)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
glosses: 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.
tags: uncommon
Forms:
form: shakes one's head
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shaking one's head
tags: participle
present
form: shook one's head
tags: past
form: shaken one's head
tags: participle
past