āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to nod
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āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to move one's head up and down as a sign of agreement, understanding, or greeting
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She nodded in agreement with his statement.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to show agreement, acknowledgment, or greeting by moving the head up and down
Transitive: to nod one's greeting or attitude
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher nodded her understanding as the student explained his point.
āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to allow the head to droop forward as one becomes sleepy
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The child nodded in his chair, drifting in and out of sleep.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻšā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to lean or tilt from an upright position
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The thin pole nodded as the wind grew stronger, leaning slightly to one side.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻ˛āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛, āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
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the action of moving the head up and down
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a sign or gesture showing respect, recognition, or a small tribute to something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her outfit was a nod to vintage fashion.
