nodding

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑdɪŋ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒdɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɒdɪŋ

Verb

nodding

present participle and gerund of nod

Derived terms

nodding acquaintance

Noun

nodding (plural noddings)

The act by which one nods.
- 1828, Robert Mudie, Babylon the Great:
  The Commons, on the other hand, upon permission being granted to appear at their Lordships' bar, come in with as many and as sapient noddings of the head, as a wooden mandarin performs in a tea-dealer's window […]

Translations

the act by which one nods

Latin: nūtus m
Macedonian: климање n (klimanje)

Adjective

nodding (not comparable)

(botany) Having the flower facing downwards.

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