de Musset's sign
head-bobbing informal

One symptom that had been noticed by his brother was a bobbing of the head as a result of the amplification of the pulse; this was later called de Musset's sign.

Head-bobbing, another threat display, is thought to be more aggressive.

Staring with open mouth is another threat expression that often goes along with head-bobbing.

Presently, the old man came to some glum decision and, with a couple of head-bobbing had, had's Keikano turned to the others.

They cite Billy's constant head-bobbing as proof he is stressed out by his cramped environment.

If a song’s tempo is changed without changing its pitch, his head-bobbing and leg-lifting change time to match.

The Arcolian closest to them started to accelerate its head-bobbing, and from the empty bottom of the face, a slit appeared.

Mama went in with the head-bobbing, sliding walk affected by trippers, as if he were moving in time to jivaqueme music.

Lens adjustments might include a larger-than-normal reading zone that is placed higher in the lens to eliminate head-bobbing.

The head-bobbing with the exhalations - an expelling action, like a big sneeze - repeats to exhausting length.

The head-bobbing required of the concertmaster to commence and maintain the Adagio, for example, made many of us nervous.

Both males and females display typical agamid behaviour such as basking, arm-waving and head-bobbing.

"Head-bobbing is a dead giveaway."

For example, Carvalho pressed a plaintiff's expert as to whether Billy's head-bobbing truly signaled emotional distress.

"I can't get over Billy's head-bobbing," Councilman Ed Reyes said.

Not more than five or six feet from them, a pigeon had landed-a sooty-dark one, cooing and strutting and head-bobbing in a perfectly normal fashion.

If it is a female, the resident will initiate courtship, which consists of circling, flank-biting, licking, smelling, shallower head-bobbing, and eventually copulation.

"Constantly kept in chains, elephants used for polo are driven insane and exhibit signs of immense frustration, including repetitive swaying, rocking and head-bobbing.

From Madison Square Garden down to theaters and clubs, nights are given over to long sets and improvisatory excursions played for head-bobbing, glow-stick-tossing fans.

The beat was described as "poppy" and "head-bobbing" by James Shotwell, writer for Spin Media's Under the Gun Review.

However, undercover video footage shows civets exhibiting neurotic behaviour such as incessant pacing, spinning and head-bobbing - indications that the wild-caught animals are going insane from boredom and depression.

In the first major Democratic debate in Houston last July, it was clear from Mr. Babbitt's head-bobbing and dour demeanor that he had not yet become friends with the all-important camera.

He spends many of his afternoons in his wine-colored robe, head-bobbing to hip-hop music on his iPod or releasing "negative energy," as he calls it, playing war games on his PlayStation.

Having released Skitszo Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 to blog-acclaim and fervent fan ("Goers") support, Colette now unleashes the complete Skitszo album featuring head-bobbing, new single "I Don't Wanna Go."

A knotty, head-bobbing take on Wayne Shorter's "Fall" gave way to a swift, straight-ahead run through the Cole Porter standard "Just One of Those Things," which found Rosenwinkel unleashing a spiral of notes behind a steady swing.

Moe's songs may often be slight, but give the band a two- or three-chord vamp to toy with and it takes off on nimble jams that lilt and tickle and scurry away on cheerful tangents, ideal for a long night of head-bobbing.