nod
verb (used without object)
to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
is nodding
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present progressiveof nod (3rd person singular).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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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
Some part of me is nodding along with the incredulous reader of this passage: debated whether to break up with him?
From Washington Post ● May 8, 2018
Weisberg: That had never occurred to me, but Joel is nodding his head.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2013
The lights are low, but no one is nodding off.
From Chicago Tribune ● Apr. 14, 2011
When I finish, the suspicious officer points to the old man, who is nodding away at the names I’ve read off.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
