# nodding

Pronunciation: say "NOD-ing" US /ˈnɑdɪŋ/, UK /ˈnɒdɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of nod. — present participle and gerund of nod
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of nod. Use this -ing form for the action happening now or as a thing.
   - _The committee members sat nodding as the chairman outlined the budget._
   - _Nodding in quiet agreement, she signed the document without a word._

## Noun

2. The action of moving the head up and down, typically to show agreement or acknowledgment.
   - Simple: A quick up-and-down movement of the head, often to say yes or to greet someone.
   - _A brief nodding of the head was all the approval the plan required._
   - _Her enthusiastic nodding signaled that the meeting could finally begin._

## Adjective

3. Of a plant or flower: bent over so that the flower faces downward.
   - Simple: Describes a plant whose flower hangs and faces toward the ground.
   - _Botanists recorded the nodding blooms drooping toward the soil._
   - _The plant's nodding flowers shield their pollen from the rain._

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