1
: bending downward or forward : drooping
nodding flowers
2
: slight, superficial
a nodding acquaintance
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some students, with nodding heads, were helplessly falling asleep during the boring lecture
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.
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Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021
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Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021
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“Nodding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nodding. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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