nod
Nouns
- (n) a sign of assent or salutation or command
- (n) the act of nodding the head
Verbs
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(v) express or signify by nodding
- He nodded his approval
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(v) lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
- The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer
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(v) let the head fall forward through drowsiness
- The old man was nodding in his chair
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(v) sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
- the flowers were nodding in the breeze
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(v) be almost asleep
- The old man sat nodding by the fireplace