nod
verb (used without object)
to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
was nodding
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past progressiveof nod.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And he was nodding and saying, ‘I love you too, honey.’
From Fox News ● Feb. 24, 2022
Everyone was singing with him, and the president's head was nodding up and down.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2021
His partnership with Son Heung-min that supplied Spurs’ goals is perhaps the club’s finest since Alan Gilzean was nodding them down for Jimmy Greaves more than 50 years ago.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2020
Gerszewski looked over and saw Bailey was nodding off, so Gerszewski nudged him.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2019
He was nodding slowly, admiringly, and I felt myself go warm all over, with pride, with a desire to be associated with Papa.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
