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How to pronounce nod in English?

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Type Words
Type of motion, gesture
Type Words
Type of drowse


The old man sat nodding by the fireplace.
Type Words
Type of gesture, motion, gesticulate


He nodded his approval.
Type Words
Type of communicate, intercommunicate


The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer.
Type Words
Type of move


the flowers were nodding in the breeze.
Type Words
Type of inclination, inclining
Has types nutation
Type Words


The old man was nodding in his chair.

Examples of nod

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They were named the catacombs in a nod to ancient Rome's underground cemeteries.
From the online.wsj.com
Getting the nod was a surprise for the Dorset-based 470 pair of Mills and Clark.
From the thisishampshire.net
In a nod to the vegetarian in our group, a vegetable boochim was an easy choice.
From the tennessean.com
A nod from the G8 summit this week would virtually assure Ms Lagarde's election.
From the independent.co.uk
In a nod towards The Coral Reef the labyrinth contains two near-identical rooms.
From the guardian.co.uk
The central idea might get a thoughtful, respectful nod from Dr Hannibal Lecter.
From the guardian.co.uk
Castle's name alone appears on the books, without any nod to a real-life scribe.
From the latimes.com
He won the GOP nod in the primary but dropped out of the race during the summer.
From the post-gazette.com
You want to nod to great Detroit play and great Detroit players, and you should.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • A sign of assent or salutation or command
  • Express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
  • Lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
  • The act of nodding the head
  • Let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"
  • Sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
  • A nod of the head is a gesture in which the head is tilted in alternating up and down arcs along the sagittal plane. In many cultures, it is most commonly, but not universally, used to indicate agreement, acceptance, or acknowledgment.
  • Nods may refer to: *Nods, Switzerland *Nods, Doubs, France
  • (Nods (Berne)) Nods is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).