nodding

adjective

How many syllables in nodding?

There are 2 syllables in the word nodding.

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Divide nodding into syllables:

nod · ding

How to pronounce nodding:

Definition of nodding:

nodding (adjective):: hasty and usually superficial; bending downward or forward drooping; having branches or flower heads that bend downward.

Synonyms for nodding:

bowed

bowing

dangling

declined

declining

descending

dozing

dozy

drooping

drowsy

falling

hanging

hung

inclining

pendulous

sagging

sleepy

tired

unerect

weeping

Antonyms for nodding:

cocked

erect

full

inflated

on end

perpendicular

plumb

raised

rampant

sheer

stand-up

standing

standing up

straight

unbending

upright

upstanding

upward

vertical

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