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1. nod [ v ] express or signify by nodding
Examples: "He nodded his approval"

Used in print:

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

Jane nodded with a pleasant smile .

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

Adam nodded .

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

He left with all the joyous spirit of a child going on a holiday , nodding attentively as Rector gave him his final instructions .

Fletcher nodded as he listened to the instructions and said he would arrange the things Rector requested .

Johnson nodded .

Synonyms nod Related Terms gesticulate

2. nod [ v ] lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
Examples: "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"

Used in print:

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

When Joe identified himself , he nodded , unsmiling , and ushered him into a sedate living_room .

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

Styka nodded and sniffed and blew his nose vociferously .

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

Vecchio was nodding and pointing at the large suitcase he held .

Synonyms nod Related Terms communicate

3. nod [ v ] let the head fall forward through drowsiness
Examples: "The old man was nodding in his chair"

Synonyms nod

4. nod [ n ] a sign of assent or salutation or command

Used in print:

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

They answered him in monosyllables , nods , occasionally muttering in Greek to one another , awaiting the word from Papa , who restlessly cracked his knuckles , anxious to stuff himself into his white Cadillac and burst off to the freeway .

Synonyms nod Related Terms gesture

5. nod [ n ] the act of nodding the head

Used in print:

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

The straight , black hair flopped in a vigorous nod , the slender nose plunged toward glass teeth and drew safely back .

Synonyms nod nutation Related Terms inclination nutation

6. nod [ v ] sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion
Examples: "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"

Synonyms sway nod Related Terms move

7. nod [ v ] be almost asleep
Examples: "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"

Synonyms nod Related Terms drowse

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