headshake

Noun
Synonyms: headshaking

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement“I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me”Synonyms: headshaking
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Headshake \Head`shake`\ (-sh[=a]k`), n. A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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