"headshaking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headshakings [plural]
Etymology: head + shaking Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|shaking}} head + shaking Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} headshaking (countable and uncountable, plural headshakings)
  1. the act of shaking one's head, in disagreement or disapproval Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-headshaking-en-noun-S--Nlg5K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1
  2. (by extension) disagreement or disapproval Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-headshaking-en-noun-TQc-mEOz

Inflected forms

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