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English to English noun
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a sign of assent or salutation or command |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of nodding the head | | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of anything. | | source: webster1913
verb
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express or signify by nodding | | Example: He nodded his approval
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation | | Example: The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer
source: wordnet30
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let the head fall forward through drowsiness | | Example: The old man was nodding in his chair
source: wordnet30
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sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion | | Example: the flowers were nodding in the breeze
source: wordnet30
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be almost asleep | | Example: The old man sat nodding by the fireplace
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To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes. | | source: webster1913
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To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to nod the head. | | source: webster1913
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