The phrase
"head nod" means tilting your head up and down briefly as a way to acknowledge or show agreement with something, without saying anything.
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Show them you're listening to each other's point of view with
gentle head nods and sustained eye contact.
One that will have a lot
of heads nodding in silent agreement and then forgotten by tomorrow.
Foodies flock to its hipster - cool restaurants, and its revitalization efforts are
getting head nods from national publications.
Speak of the BMW M3 to a crowd of car enthusiasts, and you will see almost as many
heads nodding as you might at a strip club that uses pogo sticks on stage.
I remember looking around as I spoke and
seeing heads nodding in agreement as I talked about life as an alienated parent.
This vibrant scarlet red is going to turn heads and earn you a few respectable
head nods from women who recognize greatness.
We know most meetings end
with head nods, handshakes, and other bland niceties.
The brakes have been set up with extra travel on the pedal, allowing the driver to slow the car down extremely precisely, avoiding the dreaded
head nod when coming to a standstill.
«People do a lot of
head nodding at the district level, but all administrators should be on the same page with helping schools like this succeed,» Ratliff said.
Keep in mind that some seizure disorders in young children can be rather subtle, like a
simple head nod, lip smacking, or bicycling movements.
There were
many heads nodding in agreement as Noguera explained the challenges that principals are faced with today.
Anyways, they both currently sit at 10 - 8 with Team Sternberg holding the head to
head nod over Team Tucci thanks to a Week 14 W. Wins for both Teams mean they finish no lower than 8th or 9th.
Replaced with lots of
knowing head nodding about how his luke - warm Blairism was always destined to fail.
The newly - elected MP rails against the «sheep -
like head nodding» of her Tory colleagues and says she has been made to «feel a bit like voting fodder a lot of the time».
He makes for a tireless tour guide — constantly pointing out the Tahoe's window, his glossy
shaved head nodding excitedly as he notes top - rated restaurants, areas he has successfully pushed to rezone for new development, parks that he and his colleagues have refurbished from the overgrown wastelands of his youth.
It is characterized
by head nodding, seizures, severe cognitive deterioration and stunted growth.
Contrary to previous studies,
head nodding did not simply nudge the subjects toward «yes.»
To be more precise this neck workout starts with adequate nodding, or also
called head nods.
Validation is a gift, and it can be given silently as pure listening or wrapped up in verbal and non-verbal cues, including perfectly
placed head nods and the simple statement, «I understand.»
Every talking point is met with an
assertive head nod, tissue - dabbed cheek or virtuous applause.
Cooper tries to translate a whole a conversation between the two of them to McAdams based off a few
Krasinski head nods.
But you have to know...» He talks for few more minutes as six pairs of eyes follow him and six
young heads nod in agreement.
Because what else would you expect from a series like Mario, where anything you think is canon can be changed by a
single head nod from Shigeru Miyamoto.
Electric Cafe have returned with a finger - tapping,
head nodding chiptune treat that is sure to weedle its way inside your head.
In the video piece Lacuna the artist attempts the «
Indian Head Nod» which is used heavily in South Asia; the photographic series Homeland comments on traditional absurdities and the struggle to fit in
Culture shock is the transition from the dental gnashing in B.C. over the possibility of nuclear power in Alberta (our NDP leader demanded a seat at Alberta's decision - making process) and sitting in a room
where heads nod in agreement as the speaker suggests nuclear power should be the most essential promise of the next election.
Sprinkle the phrase «personalized learning» into virtually any conversation or speech regarding education, and you'll
see heads nodding in happy agreement.
He knows what «bread» means now and gives a very emphatic «yeah» and
head nod when I offer him some.
Enter Fulop, with a performance that had it taken place at the end of an Italian season, would have had plenty
of heads nodding in a knowing fashion.
When a resistant client finally attends one of my counseling groups, shares his past behaviors, and sees the other group member's
heads nodding in understanding; I can see in his face a sign of relief.
Remember, a body in motion tends to remain in motion, and that also applies to
a head nodding in agreement.
When one can't speak, one uses eyebrow lifts and
head nods and foot taps and other strange and unusual methods of communicating.
A thumb turns,
a head nods, an eyebrow rises, and you too are history: your livelihood, your loved ones, your reputation, your life swept away in a second.
Occasionally,
the head nods in affirmation.
So when Jesus tells the man «Go and sin no more or else something worse might happen to you,» I think he says it with a sparkle in His eye, some satire in His voice, and
a head nod toward the disapproving and judgmental religious leaders.
I found
my head nodding and stomach growling as you shared your thoughts on hospitality, just eating, ice cream, and cheese snacks.
Today, (with
a head nod to Jeff Foxworthy) I want to present some signs that you might be in a fantasy church.
(
head nod) «I don't like french toast but I like this».
I see linking to someone's site as
a head nod, and it directs my traffic to their site, which hopefully they appreciate.
when I step up in the place ay yo I step correct Woo - Hah got you all in check I got
that head nod shit make you break your neck Woo - Hah I got you all in check And you know we come through to wreck the disco tech Woo - Hah I got you all in check Throw your hands up in the air don't ever disrespect Woo - Hah