nodding

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US/ˈnɑdɪŋ/UK/ˈnɒdɪŋ/

noun

The act by which one nods.

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nutantcernuousdroopingpendulousweepingunerect
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of nod
nounnodding (plural noddings)

plural noddings

  1. The act by which one nods.

    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[…]

    1828, Robert Mudie, Babylon the Great
adjectivenodding (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving the flower facing downwards.

    Synonyms: nutant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the flower facing downwards.

Similar
nutant

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving branches or flower heads that bend downward

Similar
cernuousdroopingpendulousweepingunerect
Also see
cernuousdroopingpendulousunerectweeping

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Latin nūtus
  • nūtusthe act by which one nods
Spanish cabeceamiento, cabeceo
  • cabeceamientothe act by which one nods
  • cabeceothe act by which one nods

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nodding

wadding
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Cite this entry
APA

nodding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding

MLA

“nodding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nodding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nodding.

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