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Nodding

🔄 Synonyms of "Nodding"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
drowsy	Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
pendulous	Hanging from, or as if from, a support.
dozingnoun	A light sleep.
droopingnoun	That droops or droop.
unerect	Not erect.
cernuous	(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.
dozy	Quite sleepy or tired.
drowsingnoun	The act of one who drowses.
nappingnoun	The act of taking a nap or short sleep.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
droopingnoun	That droops or droop.
pendulous	Hanging from, or as if from, a support.
nappingnoun	The act of taking a nap or short sleep.
drowsingnoun	The act of one who drowses.
dozy	Quite sleepy or tired.
asleep	In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
dozingnoun	A light sleep.
drowsy	Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
unerect	Not erect.
cernuous	(botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.
dippingnoun	An act or process of immersing.
bowingnoun	The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
incliningnoun	inclination
bobbingnoun	The motion of something that bobs.
leaningnoun	A tendency or propensity.
tiltingnoun	The motion of something that tilts; a tilt.
agreeingnoun	An agreement.
assentingnoun	agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
acquiescingverb	(intransitive, with in or to (or sometimes with)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
slumberingnoun	sleep