Adjective nodding has 1 sense
- cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous - having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
Antonyms: erect, vertical, upright (indirect, via unerect)
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Verb nod has 5 senses
- nod - express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
--1 is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- nod - lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
--2 is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to somebody
- nod - let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- nod - sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
--4 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- nod - be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
--5 is one way to drowse
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
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