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verb

Nod v. t. (past & past part. nodded; pres. part. nodding)

1.

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.

2.

To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.

3.

To cause to bend. (Poetic) "By every wind that nods the mountain pine."

Nod v. i.

1.

To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes.

2.

To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness, with the head; as, to nod at one.

3.

To be careless or inattentive; to make a mistake from lack of attention. "Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream."

4.

To be drowsy or dull; to doze off, especially while in a sitting position; as, half the class nodded while the professor droned on.

adjective

Nodding adj. Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.

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"Nodding" Quotes from Famous Books

... Spirit shall inquire thy Fate, Haply some hoary-headed Swain may say, 'Oft have we seen him at the Peep of Dawn 'Brushing with hasty Steps the Dews away 'To meet the Sun upon the upland Lawn. 'There at the Foot of yonder nodding Beech 'That wreathes its old fantastic Roots so high, 'His listless Length at Noontide wou'd he stretch, 'And pore upon the Brook that babbles by. 'Hard by yon Wood, now frowning as in Scorn, 'Mutt'ring his wayward Fancies he wou'd rove, 'Now drooping, ...

— An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard (1751) and The Eton College Manuscript • Thomas Gray

... "take a few whiffs and then turn in," but the influence of the tobacco appeared to be soporific, for he soon began to nod; then he removed his pipe, stared earnestly at the fire, and established quite a nodding acquaintance with it. Presently he dropped his chin on his ...

— Life in the Red Brigade - London Fire Brigade • R.M. Ballantyne

... thirty if at the end of a month you'll train him to saddle and harness. He wasn't worth a rap till you took him in hand.' 'It's a bargain,' said Roger coolly, and then he whispered to me, 'That will buy me a pile of books.' That's the kind of a man that I believe in," concluded Belle, nodding her head emphatically, "and I want you to understand that Roger Atwood and I ...

— Without a Home • E. P. Roe

... says it is time to start," said Stephen, rather shakily, for the situation seemed to have got a hold of him at last, and nodding towards old Babemba, who stood there with a cheerful smile looking as though he were going to conduct us ...

— Allan and the Holy Flower • H. Rider Haggard

... then drifted to Dorothy's lessons. Herr Deichenberg questioned her closely as to her experience, nodding his head in grave satisfaction as she told of her lessons from Mr. Wilmot at Deerhurst. Then, apparently satisfied that she would prove an apt pupil, he asked to be allowed to listen to her playing. ...

— Dorothy's Triumph • Evelyn Raymond

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