nod
nod
- n a sign of assent or salutation or command
- n the act of nodding the head
- v express or signify by nodding
He nodded his approval - v lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer - v let the head fall forward through drowsiness
The old man was nodding in his chair - v sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
the flowers were nodding in the breeze - v be almost asleep
The old man sat nodding by the fireplace
- You have to figure out your sentence, she used to tell John Kennedy, who would nod thoughtfully and then grouse when she left.
- Every campaign ought to send a signal that there's not going to be a wink and a nod to this kind of activity.
- The Jesuits were once such a powerful force in the Roman Catholic Church that their elected leader was unofficially called the "black pope," a nod both to his influence and to the .