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- [nod]
- /nɒd/
- /nɒd/
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- [nod]
- /nɒd/
Definitions of nodded word
- verb without object nodded to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command. 1
- verb without object nodded to let the head fall slightly forward with a sudden, involuntary movement when sleepy. 1
- verb without object nodded to doze, especially in a sitting position: The speaker was so boring that half the audience was nodding. 1
- verb without object nodded to become careless, inattentive, or listless; make an error or mistake through lack of attention. 1
- verb without object nodded (of trees, flowers, plumes, etc.) to droop, bend, or incline with a swaying motion. 1
- verb with object nodded to bend (the head) in a short, quick downward movement, as of assent or greeting. 1
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Origin of nodded
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English nodde, of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Nodded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nodded popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nodded
noun nodded
- permissioned — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- signaled — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- signed — a token; indication.
- gestured — a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture.
- bowed — Something that is bowed is curved.
verb nodded
- moved — to pass from one place or position to another.
- bobbed — If a woman's hair is bobbed, it is cut in a bob.
- jiggled — Simple past tense and past participle of jiggle.
- shook — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
Antonyms for nodded
verb nodded
- differed — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- disagreed — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- disallowed — Forbidden.
- disapproved — Simple past tense and past participle of disapprove.
- disputed — to engage in argument or debate.
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