- present participle of nod.
nodding
Example Sentences
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Lavie appeared in a jailhouse-yellow shirt and blue pants and looked distressed throughout the hearing, nodding and gesturing to friends at times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The story ends with the professors nodding their heads gravely and praising Ticky’s humility, which, to the reader, might appear rather pompous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Madonna looks at a world where “no one wants to go outside,” nodding at the ways the COVID-19 pandemic broadly increased our isolation and made people more fearful of reality and each other.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
"In the afternoon it becomes really intolerable, because this is reclaimed swamp," he said, nodding to Washington's geography.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Heavy, right?” he says, nodding like I should be impressed.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
