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Adjective nodding has 1 sense

cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous - having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
Antonyms: erect, vertical, upright (indirect, via unerect)

Verb nod has 5 senses

nod - express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
--₁ is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion

Derived form: noun nod₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
nod - lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"
--₂ is one way to communicate, intercommunicate

Derived form: noun nod₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to somebody
nod - let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"

Derived form: noun nod₂
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s
nod - sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
--₄ is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
nod - be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
--₅ is one way to drowse
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s