nodding

Meanings

Plural: noddings

Verb

• express or signify by nodding
• lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
• let the head fall forward through drowsiness
  • "The old man was nodding in his chair"
• sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
  • "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
• be almost asleep
  • "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
• present participle and gerund of nod

Adjective Satellite

• having branches or flower heads that bend downward
  • "nodding daffodils"

Noun

• The act by which one nods.

Adj

• Having the flower facing downwards.

Synonyms

cernuous, drooping, nod, nutant, pendulous, weeping

Anagrams of nodding