nodding Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb express or signify by nodding
   nod.
   
   • He nodded his approval
2. verb lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
   nod.
   
   • The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer
3. verb let the head fall forward through drowsiness
   nod.
   
   • The old man was nodding in his chair
4. verb sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
   nod.
   
   • the flowers were nodding in the breeze
5. verb be almost asleep
   nod.
   
   • The old man sat nodding by the fireplace
6. adjective satellite having branches or flower heads that bend downward
   cernuous; drooping; weeping; pendulous.
   
   • nodding daffodils
   • the pendulous branches of a weeping willow
   • lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers

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