nodding

[ UK /nˈɒdɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈnɑdɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. having branches or flower heads that bend downward
    nodding daffodils
    the pendulous branches of a weeping willow
    lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers
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How To Use nodding In A Sentence

  • The Holy Man, with an air of supreme exhaustion and supreme ecstasy, reclad himself in his white mantle, and the faithful ones wiped their brows, and re-squatting on the ground exultantly vociferated _Allah_ about a hundred times, nodding their heads, and finally changing their cry into _Bou! Without Prejudice
  • The tusky but soft-hearted little brute kept nodding his round, sparsely covered head while he listened, exuding a smell of lavender-water, cigars, and gutta-percha. The Freelands
  • The old lady sat nodding by the fire.
  • He doesn't say a word, merely nodding in acknowledgement of Stephen's greeting.
  • Holly looked up at her boyfriend, nodding at his silent agreement to her unspoken request.
  • My … brother had quite a hand in brokering the accords, she said nodding across the room to a skinny bloke in a well-fitted tuxedo who was making his way onto the verandah Rose had disappeared onto. The Boundaries of Consent (1/3)
  • A weak cry roused her just as she was nodding off to sleep.
  • _Si, si, si_!" he cried, nodding quickly and pointing right away into the distant valley. !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War
  • The three of us stood around the machine nodding wisely.
  • Her compositions featured decorative motifs inspired by nature, nodding to the mysterious world of fairytales and their enchanted gardens. Times, Sunday Times
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