What does "bowing" mean?

The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.

What is a synonym for "bowing"?

Common synonyms include: obeisance, arched, arco, bend, bending, bent.

/ˈbaʊɪŋ/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting. countable, uncountable
"The courtier had practiced his bowing."
2
managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument wordnet
3
A bending. countable, uncountable
"The heavy books caused a bowing in the shelf."
4
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting wordnet
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
present participle and gerund of bow (all senses) form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

"For instance, bowing is peculiar to us, the Japanese."