nod
verb (used without object)
to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
have nodded
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present perfectof nod.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Five years ago, you would have nodded so fast you might have resembled a bobblehead doll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
Archimedes would have nodded his approval at the arithmetic while laughing his head off at the possibility.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
Maybe he could serve as an intermediary, connecting people who'd never met but who might have nodded their heads from a pew to the edict of Galatians 6:2: "Bear ye one another's burdens."
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
Many might then have nodded in the face of whipping wind and recalled the old phrase about March coming in like a lion.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 29, 2020
She looked past me to Doctor Gordon, and he must have nodded, or smiled, because her face relaxed.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
