had been nodding
- past perfect progressive of nod.
Example Sentences
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Campbell, who had been nodding along, paused before adding a finer point.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
Senators who had been nodding off or staring down at their legal pads suddenly looked up.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 22, 2020
Schumer had been nodding his head and looking at me very directly throughout the brief.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2019
At this, one of the vice president’s top aides, who had been nodding along with Pence’s answers to questions from his seat in the front row, offered a small, appreciative chuckle.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2017
“Mphf?” said Mr. Weasley, whose head had been nodding over the satsuma he was peeling.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
