"nodding" in the verb sense
1. nod
express or signify by nodding
"He nodded his approval"
2. nod
lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
"The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
3. nod
let the head fall forward through drowsiness
"The old man was nodding in his chair"
4. nod
sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
"the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
5. nod
be almost asleep
"The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
"nodding" in the adjective sense
1. cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
"nodding daffodils"
"the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"
"lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
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