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Meanings of nod in English

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cabezada
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Gesture.

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        Examples for "head nod"
        Examples for "head nod"
        1
        She gave him a head nod and hurried down to meet it.
        Heat Rises
        2
        An occasional head nod can be seen as Romney lays out his plans.
        Reuters
        3
        Crade looks at us and we give him a head nod.
        Mass casualties: a young medic's true story of death, deception,...
        4
        A head nod or a foot tap would have helped.
        Wired
        5
        Frodo felt his chin go down and his head nod.
        The lord of the rings
        Usage of nod in English
        1
        Mina followed that example and offered the short nod of an equal.
        Burning up
        2
        I don't understand-howcould inconclusive test results be dangerous?-butI still nod.
        Divergent
        3
        I didn't need to see Spears's nod to already know the answer.
        A knife edge
        4
        He gave a brief nod of assent, in answer to her question.
        Book of shadows
        5
        Skippy began to nod vigorously, eager to please the Great War Chief.
        Monster Hunter Vendetta
        6
        Bambaataa's nod to Africa was wholly different from anything I'd seen before.
        The Guardian
        7
        He was used to having people nod in agreement when he spoke.
        The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
        8
        The voice was sympathetic; tears started, she could only nod in reply.
        Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives.
        9
        At a loss for words, Pam could only offer a slight nod.
        Truths unveiled
        10
        Using Voya products is a nice nod to its Irish location, too.
        Independent.ie
        11
        Normally I would simply smile and nod and let her run on.
        Dexter in the Dark
        12
        Butch hesitated a moment longer, then sighed and gave her a nod.
        Sympathy for the devil
        13
        Chauvelin contented himself with a nod in the direction of the guard-room.
        El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
        14
        Offers me a quick nod and allows me to lead him forward.
        Unravel Me
        15
        The rose continued to nod in the futile way peculiar to flowers.
        The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
        16
        Sometimes women stood in the doorways to nod cheerfully at the travellers.
        The Rules of the Game
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        Translations for nod
        Nod through the time
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