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# nodding

verb form (-ing of nod: nod, nods, nodded, nodding); adjective (nodding); noun (nodding, uncountable)

«nodding» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Nodding is moving your head up and down, usually to say yes, to agree or to greet someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/#m1)
2. Nodding off means falling asleep, often by accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/#m2)
3. Nodding flowers hang their heads down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, nodding is body language for yes or "I'm listening"; in some countries, such as Bulgaria, a nod can mean no. In class, nodding shows you understand. Phrases: "nodding off", "a nodding acquaintance" (knowing someone only a little), "nodding along".

### Examples

- She was nodding to show she agreed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/#x1)
- Grandpa was nodding off in his chair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/#x2)
- The pupils sat nodding as the teacher explained. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/#x3)
- He kept nodding along to the music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/#x4)
- Daffodils have nodding heads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/#x5)
- I asked if she was ready and she nodded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/#x6)
- "Yes," she said, nodding her head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/#x7)

### Note

Double d: nod, nodded, nodding. Nodding usually means yes, but not in every culture. "Nod off" is informal for fall asleep.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nodding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nodding/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nodding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nodding.html) on Mova free.