Nodding (Adjective)
Meaning
Having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The forest floor was filled with delicate, nodding trillium that danced gently in the spring breeze.
- Her grandmother had planted nodding wildflowers in the backyard, creating a colorful haven for butterflies.
- A field of nodding purple flowers stretched towards the horizon, their stems swaying gently in the wind.
- Lilacs with their drooping, nodding panicles of fragrant flowers scented the air on warm summer days.
- As we strolled through the meadow, the soft, nodding grasses seemed to bow to us, like a quiet welcome.