Definition of nodding

"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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Quotations for nodding

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows;
Quite over-canopies with luscious woodbine,
With sweet musk-roses, and with eglantine. [ William Shakespeare ]

I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows. [ William Shakespeare ]

Why is the hearse with scutcheons blazon'd round,
And with the nodding plume of ostrich crown'd?
No: the dead know it not, nor profit gain;
It only serves to prove the living vain. [ Gay ]

Poplars and alders ever quivering played, and nodding cypress formed a fragrant shade. [ Pope ]

nodding in Scrabble®

The word nodding is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters nodding:

NODDING
(90 = 40 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

nodding

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word nodding

NODDING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In nodding

NODDING
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NODDING
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NODDING
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nodding in Words With Friends™

The word nodding is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters nodding:

NODDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
NODDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
NODDING
(98 = 63 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

nodding

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word nodding

NODDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In nodding

NODDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
NODDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
NODDING
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NODDING
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Words within the letters of nodding

2 letter words in nodding (6 words)

3 letter words in nodding (11 words)

4 letter words in nodding (1 word)

5 letter words in nodding (2 words)

7 letter words in nodding (1 word)

nodding + 1 blank (1 word)

nodding + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence nodding

Words that start with nodding (2 words)

Words with nodding in them (1 word)

Words that end with nodding (1 word)

Word Growth involving nodding

Shorter words in nodding

in din ding

no nod

odd

Longer words containing nodding

noddings