- present participle of nod.
nodding
Example Sentences
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“Is everyone just nodding their head and rubber-stamping every decision, or how likely are the dynamics in the boardroom to allow for questions, alternative views?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"I would just switch off and he'd be losing his head next to me," Ethan said, nodding to his dad.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Lavie appeared in a jailhouse-yellow shirt and blue pants and looked distressed throughout the hearing, nodding and gesturing to friends at times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Madonna looks at a world where “no one wants to go outside,” nodding at the ways the COVID-19 pandemic broadly increased our isolation and made people more fearful of reality and each other.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Oh, yes,” the lady said, nodding her head.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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