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Definition of Nodding
1. Adjective. Having branches or flower heads that bend downward. "Lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Similar to: Unerect
Definition of Nodding
1. a. Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.
Definition of Nodding
1. Verb. (present participle of nod) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nodding
1. nod [v] - See also: nod
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nodding
Literary usage of Nodding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Diseases of children by James Frederic Goodhart, George Frederic Still (1905)
"HE AD -nodding—NYSTAGMUS. Head-nodding (Spasmus Nutans).—This curious affection
characterised by rhythmical movements of the head associated with nystagmus ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1830)
"... Confusedly nodding through the interchange \Vith shells their black hair
braided, and with plume In chorus steep'd in a strange harmony, Of many rainbow ..."
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