小こ首くびを傾かたむける

expression, ichidan verb

look slightly doubtful; look puzzled; tilt one's head slightly

Idiomatic expression describing a gesture of slight confusion or doubt, often with a subtle head tilt. The literal meaning is 'to bend one's small head slightly to one side'.

See also: 小首を傾げる

• 彼かの女じょは小こ首くびを傾かたむけて、私わたしの質しつ問もんを聞きいていた。

  She listened to my question with her head tilted slightly, looking puzzled.

• その説せつ明めいに彼かれは小こ首くびを傾かたむけた。

  He tilted his head slightly at that explanation, looking doubtful.