nod
verb (used without object)
to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
has been nodding
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present perfect progressiveof nod (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Clinton, who has been nodding and smiling at the shrimpiest menu items, laughs and nods harder.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2012
Bush, with much prompting from an officious young director of the program, is to enact a teacher's concern for a student who has been nodding off in class.
From Time Magazine Archive
Daily the stem relaxes its hold, till finally it lets go completely, and down comes the painted sphere with a mellow thump to the earth, toward which it has been nodding so long.
From The New McGuffey Fourth Reader by William Holmes McGuffey
Daily the stem relaxes its hold, till finally it lets go completely, and down comes the painted sphere with a mellow thump to the earth, towards which it has been nodding so long.
From Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers by John Burroughs
He has been nodding off to sleep all the time, and now he’s off sound.”
From Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris by Steven Spurrier
