Motioning yes w/ head

adjective

1. Bending downward or forward drooping

   "nodding flowers"

2. Slight, superficial

   "a nodding acquaintance"

verb

1. To make a quick downward motion of the head whether deliberately (as in expressing assent or salutation) or involuntarily (as from drowsiness)

   "She nodded in agreement."

2. To incline or sway from the vertical as though ready to fall

   "signposts nodding in the wind"

3. To bend or sway the upper part gently downward or forward bob gently

   "the plumes that nodded on his helmet"

4. To make a slip or error in a moment of abstraction

   "… Fuentes nods, and his language then falls into … an overly learned mumbo-jumbo that stops the drama of his action."

5. To incline downward or forward

   "nodded his head in agreement"

6. To bring, invite, or send by a nod

   "nodded us in"

7. To signify by a nod

   "nodded their approval"

noun

1. A small amount of knowledge about someone or something

   "We only have a nodding acquaintance with each other."

verb

1. To fall asleep