Definition of Nodding

Adjective: nodding  nó-ding

1. (biology) having branches or flower heads that bend downward
   "nodding daffodils";
   - cernuous, drooping, pendulous, weeping

1. Express or signify by nodding
   "He nodded his approval"
    
2. Lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent, agreement or confirmation
   "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
    
3. Let the head fall forward through drowsiness
   "The old man was nodding in his chair"
    
4. Sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
   "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
    
5. Be almost asleep
   "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"

See also:
noddies
noddingly

Anagrams containing the word nodding

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