shake doubtfully

Frequency: 6.55.0 per million words

Often refers to the action of shaking one's head to express doubt or disbelief.

doubtfullyVERB + doubtfully

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Examples (10)

  • He listened to the wild excuse and began to shake his head doubtfully.
  • The old mechanic looked at the strange engine noise and shook his head doubtfully.
  • "I'm not sure that will work," she said, shaking her head doubtfully.
  • Whenever he heard a get-rich-quick scheme, my father would just shake his head doubtfully.
  • The judge shook his head doubtfully as the witness gave a contradictory testimony.
  • The investor shook his head doubtfully after reviewing the company's bleak financial projections.
  • Upon hearing the ghost story, the skeptical teenager couldn't help but shake his head doubtfully.
  • She examined the old map, shaking her head doubtfully at its faded and unclear markings.
  • He shook his head doubtfully, unconvinced by the politician's promises.
  • The scientist shook her head doubtfully when she saw the unexpected experimental results.