nod
verb (used without object)
to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
nodder
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a word derived from
nod.
Example Sentences
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Years ago a nodder expert I interviewed told me boys with BB guns used these “artistic masterpieces,” his words, for target practice.
From Forbes ● Jun. 3, 2015
But British Author Burgess is neither a smiler nor a nodder.
From Time Magazine Archive
I nodded in reply, and I was no nodder.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
The nodder nodded as Rahel’s ancestral lineage fell into place for him.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
I nodded my yes, which only felt worse since I was not a nodder.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
