Synonyms for nodding
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : nod |
| Phonetic Transcription : nÉ’d |
Top 10 synonyms for nodding Other synonyms for the word nodding
Définition of nodding
Origin :- mid-15c., from nod (v.). Land of Nod "sleep" is a pun on the biblical place name (Gen. iv:16).
- adj sleepy
- "For humane reasons," Demarest commented, nodding approbation.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The old night watchman had a way of slipping up on one nodding.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "Ah, I see what the mischief is," said he, nodding his head.
- Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- "My daughter is not at home; do come in," she said, smiling and nodding.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- Nodding confirmation to the brilliant rejoinder, Janet fell again to work.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- "S-s-sure," answered the other, nodding his head good-naturedly.
- Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
- "Maybe," said Dilly, nodding and tying her last bundle of papers.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Lockwood, nodding his acknowledgments, lifted the glass to his lips.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Nodding to the boatman, "The Steen landing—quickly," he said in French.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Hamish put his head out at the window, nodding to some one who was passing.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
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