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NUTATE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they nutate ... he / she / it nutates
Past simple: nutated
-ing form: nutating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "nutate" is one way to...):
rock; shake; sway (move back and forth or sideways)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
nutation (uncontrolled nodding)