I have a nodding acquaintance with Mr Smith.
Source: tatoeba (51551)
Nodding
//ˈnɑdɪŋ//
Synonyms for "nodding" (120 found)
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moonrakingmusefulmusingnappingnarcolepticnarcosenarcotizednarcousobliviousoff guardoff-guardoscitantout of itpendulouspensivepipe-dreamingpreoccupiedraptsaggingsagging in folds
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saggysedatedsleep-drownedsleep-drunksleep-filledsleep-swollensleepfulsleepingsleepyslightslumberousslumberysnoozysomewhere elsesomnolentsoporificstargazingstretchystuporosestuporoussuperficialswagtaken uptransportedunalertuncautiousunconsciousunguardedunpreparedunreadyunvigilantunwaryunwatchfulwoolgatheringwrapped in thoughtyawningyawny
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4 translations across 3 languages.
Latin
1 entries- nūtus noun (the act by which one nods)
Macedonian
1 entries- климање noun (the act by which one nods)
Spanish
2 entries- cabeceamiento noun (the act by which one nods)
- cabeceo noun (the act by which one nods)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
You kept nodding off during that lecture, didn't you?
Source: tatoeba (54100)
You were nodding off at times during my lecture.
Source: tatoeba (69316)
You are nodding over your work.
Source: tatoeba (70154)
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