shake one's head

Verb

 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  To move one's head up and down, in a repeated hinge-like motion from the top of the spine, to indicate agreement, affirmation, approval, or simply polite attentiveness.
 * 1)  To move one's head up and down, in a repeated hinge-like motion from the top of the spine, to indicate agreement, affirmation, approval, or simply polite attentiveness.
 * 1)  To move one's head up and down, in a repeated hinge-like motion from the top of the spine, to indicate agreement, affirmation, approval, or simply polite attentiveness.
 * 1)  To move one's head up and down, in a repeated hinge-like motion from the top of the spine, to indicate agreement, affirmation, approval, or simply polite attentiveness.

Usage notes

 * A relatively quick head movement from side to side indicates an emphatic "no," while a slower motion tends to indicate disbelief or dismay.
 * A relatively quick head movement up and down indicates an emphatic "yes," while a slower motion tends to indicate attentiveness.
 * In some countries, for example in Bulgaria and Sri Lanka, the meanings are reversed: i.e. a movement side to side means "yes" and a movement up and down means "no"

Translations

 * Arabic: هَزَّ رَأْسَهُ
 * Belarusian: мата́ць галаво́й
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 擰頭
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: hoofd schudden
 * Finnish: pudistaa päätään
 * French:
 * German: den Kopf schütteln
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: scuotere la testa
 * Japanese: 首を横に振る
 * Korean: 고개-를 젓다, 고개-를 흔들다
 * Luxembourgish: de Kapp rëselen
 * Old English: cweċċan hēafod
 * Portuguese: balançar a cabeça
 * Russian: кача́ть голово́й, покача́ть голово́й
 * Spanish: negar con la cabeza
 * Swedish: skaka på huvudet
 * Turkish: kafa sallamak
 * Ukrainian: хита́ти голово́ю
 * Vietnamese: