1. (

• nod ,

) express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval" ;

2. (

• nod

) lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer" ;

3. (

• nod ,

) let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair" ;

4. (

• nod

) sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze" ;

5. (

• nod ,

) be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace" ;

1. (

• cernuous ,
• drooping ,
• nodding ,
• pendulous ,
• weeping

) having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" ;