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Bowing

//ˈbaʊɪŋ// noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    showing an excessively deferential manner wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting. countable, uncountable

    "The courtier had practiced his bowing."

  2. 2
    managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument wordnet
  3. 3
    A bending. countable, uncountable

    "The heavy books caused a bowing in the shelf."

  4. 4
    bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting wordnet
  5. 5
    A technique for using the bow on a string instrument such as a violin. countable, uncountable

    "The bowing arm, the fingers on the strings, and then the violin itself polished brown, and the soloist's chin pillowed on it."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bow (all senses) form-of, gerund, participle, present

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