shake impatiently

Frequency: 6.57.1 per million words

to shake one's head or a part of the body impatiently

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Examples (10)

  • He began to shake his head impatiently, clearly annoyed by the delay.
  • The child would shake her leg impatiently whenever she had to wait.
  • She watched the clock, starting to shake her foot impatiently.
  • Don't shake your head impatiently; it's rude to your elders.
  • We saw him shake his fist impatiently at the slow-moving traffic.
  • The speaker shook his head impatiently at the constant interruptions.
  • He began to shake his hands impatiently, wanting to get started.
  • A slight shake of the head impatiently was all the response he gave.
  • She couldn't help but shake her foot impatiently under the table.
  • The teacher shook her head impatiently as the students continued to talk.