nodding
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The meaning (definition) of the word nodding
moving your head up and down to say yes
The word nodding used in a sentence
“I am nodding because I agree with my teddy bear.”
How the word nodding is said around the world
| French | hocher la tête (oh-SHAY lah TET) |
| Spanish | asintiendo (ah-seen-TYEHN-doh) |
| Mandarin | 点头 (dyen toh) |
| Hindi | हाँ में सिर हिलाना (haan mayn sir hi-LAA-naa) |
| Arabic | أُومِئُ بِرَأْسِي (OO-mi-u bi-RA-see) |
| Russian | киваю (kee-VAH-yoo) |
| Portuguese (EU) | a acenar com a cabeça (uh uh-suh-NAR kohng uh kuh-BAY-suh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fazendo que sim (fah-ZEN-doo kee SEENG) |
| Japanese | うなずいている (oo-nah-zoo-ee-teh-EE-roo) |
| German | nicken (NIK-un) |
| Urdu | سر ہلا رہا (sur hee-LAH ruh-HAH) |
| Punjabi | ਸਿਰ ਹਿਲਾ ਰਿਹਾ (SIR hi-LAA ree-HAA) |
| Korean | 고개를 끄덕이고 있다 (goh-gay-rool kkoo-duh-gee-goh EET-dah) |
| Hebrew | מהנהן (me-han-HEN) |
| Greek | γνέφω ναι (GNEH-foh neh) |
| Dutch | knikken (KNIK-en) |
| Tagalog | tumatango (too-mah-TAH-ngoh) |
| Vietnamese | đang gật đầu (dahng GUHT dow) |
| Turkish | başını sallıyor (bah-shuh-NUH sal-LUH-yor) |
| Persian | سر تکان دادن (sar te-KAHN DAH-dan) |
| Polish | kiwać głową (KEE-vach GWOH-vohn) |
| Ukrainian | кивати (kih-VAH-tih) |
| Bengali | মাথা নাড়ছি (MA-tha NAR-chhi) |
| Swedish | nickar (NIK-ahr) |
| Italian | annuendo (an-noo-EN-doh) |
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