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is nodding

  • present progressive of nod (3rd person singular).

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Somewhere, the aforementioned Spanish director behind “The Exterminating Angel” is nodding wryly at the idea of a satire about G-7 leaders set in a peat bog thick with mummified zombies.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2024

A: I can virtually guarantee that almost every parent who is reading this is nodding along.

From Washington Post Feb. 15, 2023

All the while, Ms. Lee, who had just laughed off the idea of herself as a political player, is nodding and smiling at Mr. Inslee’s seemingly encouraging response.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2018

Weisberg: That had never occurred to me, but Joel is nodding his head.

From Slate Jan. 31, 2013

Kalinda is nodding, her hand still on top of mine.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender