nod through en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) to listen to, endure, or accept something, nodding in agreement without making comment.
[…]burgeoning royal expenditure had been negligently nodded through by a complacent government and a compliant parliament at a time of renewed austerity and unemployment.
September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nods through | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| nodding through | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| nodded through | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| nodded through | Tense=Past | lexicographic |