nodding
English
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɑdɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒdɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɒdɪŋ
Verb
editnodding
- present participle and gerund of nod
Derived terms
editNoun
editnodding (plural noddings)
- The act by which one nods.
- 1828, Robert Mudie, Babylon the Great:
- The Commons, on the other hand, upon permission being granted to appear at their Lordships' bar, come in with as many and as sapient noddings of the head, as a wooden mandarin performs in a tea-dealer's window […]
Translations
editAdjective
editnodding (not comparable)