head shakingn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛd ˌʃeɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛd ˌʃeɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, shaking n.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + shaking n. Compare later headshake n.

1. The action of shaking or nodding one's head violently, vigorously, or involuntarily, esp. as the result of a medical condition. Cf. headbanging n. 1.

ΚΠ

1573 in tr. M. Luther Expos. Salomons Bk. (Eccles. xii.) f. 181^v The head-shaking or trembling.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. iii. xlv. 370 Vaticination is seldom by the Heavens bestowed on any, without the Concomitancy of a little Phrensie, and a Head shaking.

1875 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 30 Oct. 548/1 The head-shaking and associated jerking movements were so constant, and so utterly uncontrollable and violent, as to be..‘fearful to look at’.

1898 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Oct. 658/1 The patient..showed improvement as to head shaking and ataxia.

1919 Seale Hayne Neurol. Stud. Apr. 225 Hysterical head-shaking and partial paraplegia of 3½ years' duration.

1990 A. E. Aronson Clin. Voice Disorders (ed. 3) 148 Her neurologic complaints seemed to improve until three weeks ago when she developed acute head shaking.

2. The action of shaking one's head slightly from side to side as an expression of disapproval, disagreement, sorrow, etc.; an instance of this. Hence: feeling or reaction of this type; disapproval, negativity, etc. Cf. to shake one's head at shake v. 6b.

ΚΠ

a1802 A. Geddes New Transl. Bk. Psalms (1807) xliv. 75 Thou makes us a bye-word among the nations; a matter of head-shaking among the peoples.

1816 Theatr. Inquisitor July 14 There was a deal of solemn head-shaking over the antigallican suggestion.

1869 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. (1955) V. 54 Best love to Sara—and some headshaking at her tendency to work too hard.

1933 S. Walker Night Club Era 14 The first head-shakings at the carryings-on of the gin-crazed flapper and her boy friends.

1961 Times 11 Mar. 3/3 Both new works caused widespread discussion and much head-shaking.

2008 M. Seligman Day after he left for Iraq 117 Our loud interruption produces stares and head shaking from the clerks behind the desk.

3. Zoology. With reference to an animal: the ritualized or instinctive action shaking the head, esp. as a mutual courtship or greeting display by a pair of birds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [noun] > moving head and neck from side to side

head shaking1877

weaving1934

headshake1956

1877 C. Hallock Sportsman's Gazetteer i. 258 When landed the best mode is to throw the fish into the boat. Through their flouncing and head-shaking the squid [i.e. the bait] is generally released.

1909 Brit. Birds 3 31 Several birds were indulging in the grotesque bowing and head-shaking that marks the course of courtship in this species.

1911 Farmers' Bull. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) No. 451. 16 Noticeable vices, as..biting, kicking, head shaking, etc., are undesirable and a horse showing one of these habits should be cut sharply.

1959 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles VIII. 217 The second important display is ‘head-shaking’. The bird..waggles its head from side to side at another.

2002 D. G. Pugh Sheep & Goat Med. xi. 301/2 The most common presenting complaint of sheep and goats with otitis externa is excessive head shaking, ear twitching, and scratching of the ears.

2005 M. Read Secret Lives Common Birds 85/1 Subtle behaviors such as tail shaking and head shaking also signal that a male is about to display.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	head shaking
释义	head shakingn. Brit. /ˈhɛd ˌʃeɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛd ˌʃeɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, shaking n. Etymology: < head n.¹ + shaking n. Compare later headshake n. 1. The action of shaking or nodding one's head violently, vigorously, or involuntarily, esp. as the result of a medical condition. Cf. headbanging n. 1. ΚΠ 1573 in tr. M. Luther Expos. Salomons Bk. (Eccles. xii.) f. 181^v The head-shaking or trembling. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. iii. xlv. 370 Vaticination is seldom by the Heavens bestowed on any, without the Concomitancy of a little Phrensie, and a Head shaking. 1875 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 30 Oct. 548/1 The head-shaking and associated jerking movements were so constant, and so utterly uncontrollable and violent, as to be..‘fearful to look at’. 1898 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Oct. 658/1 The patient..showed improvement as to head shaking and ataxia. 1919 Seale Hayne Neurol. Stud. Apr. 225 Hysterical head-shaking and partial paraplegia of 3½ years' duration. 1990 A. E. Aronson Clin. Voice Disorders (ed. 3) 148 Her neurologic complaints seemed to improve until three weeks ago when she developed acute head shaking. 2. The action of shaking one's head slightly from side to side as an expression of disapproval, disagreement, sorrow, etc.; an instance of this. Hence: feeling or reaction of this type; disapproval, negativity, etc. Cf. to shake one's head at shake v. 6b. ΚΠ a1802 A. Geddes New Transl. Bk. Psalms (1807) xliv. 75 Thou makes us a bye-word among the nations; a matter of head-shaking among the peoples. 1816 Theatr. Inquisitor July 14 There was a deal of solemn head-shaking over the antigallican suggestion. 1869 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. (1955) V. 54 Best love to Sara—and some headshaking at her tendency to work too hard. 1933 S. Walker Night Club Era 14 The first head-shakings at the carryings-on of the gin-crazed flapper and her boy friends. 1961 Times 11 Mar. 3/3 Both new works caused widespread discussion and much head-shaking. 2008 M. Seligman Day after he left for Iraq 117 Our loud interruption produces stares and head shaking from the clerks behind the desk. 3. Zoology. With reference to an animal: the ritualized or instinctive action shaking the head, esp. as a mutual courtship or greeting display by a pair of birds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [noun] > moving head and neck from side to side head shaking1877 weaving1934 headshake1956 1877 C. Hallock Sportsman's Gazetteer i. 258 When landed the best mode is to throw the fish into the boat. Through their flouncing and head-shaking the squid [i.e. the bait] is generally released. 1909 Brit. Birds 3 31 Several birds were indulging in the grotesque bowing and head-shaking that marks the course of courtship in this species. 1911 Farmers' Bull. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) No. 451. 16 Noticeable vices, as..biting, kicking, head shaking, etc., are undesirable and a horse showing one of these habits should be cut sharply. 1959 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles VIII. 217 The second important display is ‘head-shaking’. The bird..waggles its head from side to side at another. 2002 D. G. Pugh Sheep & Goat Med. xi. 301/2 The most common presenting complaint of sheep and goats with otitis externa is excessive head shaking, ear twitching, and scratching of the ears. 2005 M. Read Secret Lives Common Birds 85/1 Subtle behaviors such as tail shaking and head shaking also signal that a male is about to display. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1573
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