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- [sheyk]
- /ʃeɪk wʌnz hɛd/
- /ʃeɪk wʌnz hed/
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- [sheyk]
- /ʃeɪk wʌnz hɛd/
Definitions of shake one's head words
- verb without object shake one's head to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 1
- verb without object shake one's head to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 1
- verb without object shake one's head to become dislodged and fall (usually followed by off or down): Sand shakes off easily. 1
- verb without object shake one's head to move something, or its support or container, briskly to and fro or up and down, as in mixing: Shake before using. 1
- verb without object shake one's head to totter; become unsteady. 1
- verb without object shake one's head to clasp another's hand in greeting, agreement, congratulations, etc.: Let's shake and be friends again. 1
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Origin of shake one's head
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English s(c)haken, Old English sceacan; cognate with Low German schacken, Old Norse skaka; (noun) derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Shake one's head
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shake one's head popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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