shakes one's head

A form of shake one's head — 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of shake one's head
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