Nodding and Sagging

Nodding

Nodding adjective - Bending downward or forward.
Usage example: some students, with nodding heads, were helplessly falling asleep during the boring lecture
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Sagging and nodding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sagging" instead an adjective "Nodding".

Nearby Words: nod, nodded

Sagging

Sagging adjective - Bending downward or forward.
Usage example: sagging branches that were weighted down with snow

Nodding and sagging are semantically related. You can use "Nodding" instead an adjective "Sagging".

Nearby Words: sagged, saggy, sagger
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