nūtō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.
nuo,
to nod
: nutans, Distorquens oculos, H.:
percutiens nutanti pectora mento, O.—
To sway to and fro, totter, stagger
: ornus nutat, V.: nutant circumspectantibus galeae, et incerti trepidant, L.:
nutantem pondere mundum, V.: rami pondere, O.: plaustra, Iu.—Fig.,
to waver, falter, doubt, hesitate
: in naturā deorum: animus nutat,
O.