head-noddingadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdˌnɒdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌnɑdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, nodding adj.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + nodding adj.

1. Engaged in nodding the head, esp. to express assent or with drowsiness; characterized by such nodding of the head.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective]

winkinga1000

slummy?c1225

anappedc1300

sleepya1325

heavy1382

slumberyc1386

sleepful1398

peisant1484

slumberous1495

drowsy1530

sleepish1530

sleepery1535

slumberinga1538

somnolent1547

heavy-headed1552

drowsy-headed1576

narrow-eyed1607

soporiferous1607

oscitant1625

nodding1631

Morphean1641

dormious1656

somniculous1656

dozed1659

drowsed1667

peeping1673

dozy1693

peepy1699

somniferous1798

noddy1801

dozing1820

head-nodding1832

snory1837

soporific1841

somnolescent1845

swodder1847

adrowse1848

snoozy1877

slumbersome1884

1832 W. O. Pughe Dict. Welsh Lang. II. 413/1 Pentwynawl, a[djective],..head-nodding.

1885 Leeds Mercury 11 Apr. 5/3 A closing of the heavy eyelids in delicious head-nodding slumber.

1920 Lyceum Mag. July 13/1 You can get the head-nodding approval of many folks in the audience by taking a belittling slam at the local preacher.

1949 Congress. Rec. 22 Sept. 13133/1 We must continue to be a head-nodding group on foreign-policy matters, approving or rejecting propositions which sometimes are initiated abroad.

1962 F. Gipson Savage Sam xiii. 181 It was strong enough to wake me out of the drooping, head-nodding doze I rode in.

2007 M. Warrell Find your Courage 225 Responding with a gracious no,..gradually moving away from being a head-nodding, people-pleasing ‘yes person’.

2. Designating an appealing or gentle musical rhythm to which one might nod one's head; designating a piece of music having such a rhythm.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm

well-modulated1721

zoppa1740

bright1872

polymetric1878

swinging1884

ragtime1896

ragtimey1901

polymetrical1908

foot-tapping1915

toe-tapping1929

swingy1933

sewing machine1934

rocking1935

ricky-tick1939

raggedy1949

ricky-ticky1949

beaty1956

square1958

polymetred1966

head-nodding1967

1967 Boston Sunday Globe 2 July a30/3 This is soul sauce with a nice head-nodding beat.

1980 Melody Maker 15 Nov. 24/4 A classic head nodding song which'd make you turn up the volume and open the windows while racing the sun to the horizon.

1994 Mixmag June 46/2 This is trip hop, a deft fusion of head-nodding beats, supa-phat bass and an obsessive attention to the kind of other-wordly [sic] sounds usually found on acid house records.

2009 N. Sublette Year before Flood xi. 214 Hip-hop is not often dance music. It tends to be ride music, head-nodding music.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	head-nodding
释义	head-noddingadj. Brit. /ˈhɛdˌnɒdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌnɑdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, nodding adj. Etymology: < head n.¹ + nodding adj. 1. Engaged in nodding the head, esp. to express assent or with drowsiness; characterized by such nodding of the head. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > drowsiness > [adjective] winkinga1000 slummy?c1225 anappedc1300 sleepya1325 heavy1382 slumberyc1386 sleepful1398 peisant1484 slumberous1495 drowsy1530 sleepish1530 sleepery1535 slumberinga1538 somnolent1547 heavy-headed1552 drowsy-headed1576 narrow-eyed1607 soporiferous1607 oscitant1625 nodding1631 Morphean1641 dormious1656 somniculous1656 dozed1659 drowsed1667 peeping1673 dozy1693 peepy1699 somniferous1798 noddy1801 dozing1820 head-nodding1832 snory1837 soporific1841 somnolescent1845 swodder1847 adrowse1848 snoozy1877 slumbersome1884 1832 W. O. Pughe Dict. Welsh Lang. II. 413/1 Pentwynawl, a[djective],..head-nodding. 1885 Leeds Mercury 11 Apr. 5/3 A closing of the heavy eyelids in delicious head-nodding slumber. 1920 Lyceum Mag. July 13/1 You can get the head-nodding approval of many folks in the audience by taking a belittling slam at the local preacher. 1949 Congress. Rec. 22 Sept. 13133/1 We must continue to be a head-nodding group on foreign-policy matters, approving or rejecting propositions which sometimes are initiated abroad. 1962 F. Gipson Savage Sam xiii. 181 It was strong enough to wake me out of the drooping, head-nodding doze I rode in. 2007 M. Warrell Find your Courage 225 Responding with a gracious no,..gradually moving away from being a head-nodding, people-pleasing ‘yes person’. 2. Designating an appealing or gentle musical rhythm to which one might nod one's head; designating a piece of music having such a rhythm. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm well-modulated1721 zoppa1740 bright1872 polymetric1878 swinging1884 ragtime1896 ragtimey1901 polymetrical1908 foot-tapping1915 toe-tapping1929 swingy1933 sewing machine1934 rocking1935 ricky-tick1939 raggedy1949 ricky-ticky1949 beaty1956 square1958 polymetred1966 head-nodding1967 1967 Boston Sunday Globe 2 July a30/3 This is soul sauce with a nice head-nodding beat. 1980 Melody Maker 15 Nov. 24/4 A classic head nodding song which'd make you turn up the volume and open the windows while racing the sun to the horizon. 1994 Mixmag June 46/2 This is trip hop, a deft fusion of head-nodding beats, supa-phat bass and an obsessive attention to the kind of other-wordly [sic] sounds usually found on acid house records. 2009 N. Sublette Year before Flood xi. 214 Hip-hop is not often dance music. It tends to be ride music, head-nodding music. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1832
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