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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{rhymes|en|ɒdɪŋ}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈnɑdɪŋ/|a=GA}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈnɒdɪŋ/|a=RP}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɒdɪŋ|s=2}}


===Verb===
===Verb===
{{head|en|verb form}}
{{head|en|verb form}}


# {{present participle of|en|nod|nocat=1}}
# {{infl of|en|nod||ing-form}}


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
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# The act by which one nods.
# The act by which one nods.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1828|author=Robert Mudie|title=Babylon the Great|passage=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{{...}}}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1828|author=Robert Mudie|title=Babylon the Great|passage=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====
{{trans-top|the act by which one nods}}
* Latin: {{t|la|nūtus|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|климање|n}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|cabeceamiento|m}}, {{t+|es|cabeceo|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===

Latest revision as of 02:34, 28 November 2024

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nodding

  1. present participle and gerund of nod

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Noun

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nodding (plural noddings)

  1. 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 []

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Adjective

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nodding (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having the flower facing downwards.