Definitions
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- noun the act of
shaking one's head , indisagreement ordisapproval - noun by extension
disagreement ordisapproval
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement
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Examples
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There is, however, a fine line, a careful balance, between communicating inspiration and enthusiasm, and generating the kind of headshaking and 'blistering comments' Greer picked up at the back of the hall.
Energy Bulletin - 2008
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More and more, I think this is the answer to all the truly headshaking things I see coming out of the left.
"Never waste a good crisis..." Ann Althouse 2009
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You have the optimism of Bill Richards and the fingers-in-the-ears headshaking of Peter Kafka.
Requiem For A Newspaper, Part I: There’s nothing more we can do | Seattle Metblogs 2009
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These huge projected population numbers are absolutely headshaking, as they will have terrible social and environmental effects.
You Want That $360 Billion in Small Bills? - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Come across any headshaking numbers or stupefying statistics lately?
You Want That $360 Billion in Small Bills? - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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They'll be met with a lot of clucking and headshaking and a great big unspoken "I told you so."
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For most it's a Paris Hilton-like accident or undeserved in a headshaking way.
Richard Laermer: Your Own Personal Slap of Fame: Much Cooler Than any Brush with Greatness 2008
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Come across any headshaking numbers or stupefying statistics lately?
You Want That $360 Billion in Small Bills? - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Back at Prairie Lodge last week, under the peaks of Baldy and Old Scab, Douglas and his bride appeared blissfully unconcerned by the headshaking on the Potomac.
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Back at Prairie Lodge last week, under the peaks of Baldy and Old Scab, Douglas and his bride appeared blissfully unconcerned by the headshaking on the Potomac.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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