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nod

/nɑd/noun, verb1 syllable

Nod means: a sign of assent or salutation or command.

What does nod mean?7

noun

1

a sign of assent or salutation or command

2

the act of nodding the head

verb

1

express or signify by nodding“He nodded his approval”

2

lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation“The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer”

3

let the head fall forward through drowsiness“The old man was nodding in his chair”

4

sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion“the flowers were nodding in the breeze”

5

be almost asleep“The old man sat nodding by the fireplace”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nod?13

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Nod in a sentence

  • If you talk over the heads of the listeners, they'll nod off.sundown
  • When you say yes, do you nod your head?SirCourgette
  • Nancy greeted me with a nod from across the street.CP
  • A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.Zifre
  • The lifeless rocks nod their heads again and again.riccioberto
  • The boss has just given my holiday plans the nod.sundown
  • Smile and nod was all she could do.mervert1
  • The guests in the international hotel often nod and smile.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of nod

as a noun

plural
nods

as a verb

past tense
nodded
present participle
nodding
third-person singular
nods
past participle
nodded