he nodded approvingly

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• approvingly — adverb in an approving manner (Freq. 2) she nodded approvingly • Ant: ↑disapprovingly • Derived from adjective: ↑approving …   Useful english dictionary

• approving — [[t]əpru͟ːvɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An approving reaction or remark shows support for something, or satisfaction with it. Helen got the benefit of an approving nod. Ant: disapproving Derived words: approvingly ADV GRADED He nodded… …   English dictionary

• Pauline Baynes — (September 9, 1922 [Gale Literary Databases. Pauline (Diana) Bates. Contemporary Authors. 24 September, 2002. ] August 1, 2008 [ [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mythsoc/message/20010 Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull announcing P. Baynes s death.] …   Wikipedia

• Raymonde de Laroche — Infobox Person name = Raymonde de Laroche image size = 180px caption = Raymonde de Laroche in August 1909 birth date = birth date|1886|8|22|df=y birth place = France death date = death date and age|1919|7|18|1886|8|22|df=y death place = Le Crotoy …   Wikipedia

• nod — I UK [nɒd] / US [nɑd] verb Word forms nod : present tense I/you/we/they nod he/she/it nods present participle nodding past tense nodded past participle nodded *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move your head first downwards and then upwards, to …   English dictionary

• nod — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little, quick, slight, small ▪ curt, perfunctory, terse ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• exactly — [[t]ɪgzæ̱ktli[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADV: usu ADV num, also ADV prep/adv (emphasis) You use exactly before an amount, number, or position to emphasize that it is no more, no less, or no different from what you are stating. Each corner had a guard tower,… …   English dictionary