nod
verb (used without object)
to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
are nodding
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present progressiveof nod.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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For example, gentle taps signify that other people are nodding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
We imagine the glorious effect when all the daffodils are nodding in the sun, bright as chrome yellow yield signs.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2022
This way he could remember the sorts of thoughts that come to us as we are nodding off, which we often do not recall.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 9, 2021
Though golf course owners may cringe at this advice, superintendents are nodding in approval.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 19, 2019
All the women are nodding, their heads moving like synchronized swimmers.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
