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

WordNet


Nod"ding adjective
Definitions
  1. Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.

Webster 1913