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[ verb ] express or signify by nodding
Examples "He nodded his approval" Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)Jane nodded with a pleasant smile . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)Adam nodded . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He left with all the joyous spirit of a child going on a holiday , nodding attentively as Rector gave him his final instructions . Fletcher nodded as he listened to the instructions and said he would arrange the things Rector requested . Johnson nodded . Related terms |
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[ verb ] lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
Examples "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)When Joe identified himself , he nodded , unsmiling , and ushered him into a sedate living_room . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)Styka nodded and sniffed and blew his nose vociferously . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Vecchio was nodding and pointing at the large suitcase he held . Related terms |
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[ verb ] let the head fall forward through drowsiness
Examples "The old man was nodding in his chair" |
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[ noun ] a sign of assent or salutation or command
Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)They answered him in monosyllables , nods , occasionally muttering in Greek to one another , awaiting the word from Papa , who restlessly cracked his knuckles , anxious to stuff himself into his white Cadillac and burst off to the freeway . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of nodding the head
Synonyms Used in print (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)The straight , black hair flopped in a vigorous nod , the slender nose plunged toward glass teeth and drew safely back . Related terms |
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