Bowing
//ˈbaʊɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
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
- 1 showing an excessively deferential manner wordnet
Example
More examples"For instance, bowing is peculiar to us, the Japanese."
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