bowing
About 1.72 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb present participle and gerund of bow
- noun The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
The courtier had practiced his bowing.
- noun A bending.
The heavy books caused a bowing in the shelf.
- noun A technique for using the bow on a string instrument such as a violin.
Similar words
obeisance submissive surrendering yielding giving ceding inclining stooping nodding curving
Often followed by
to and down of his low before in with
Word family
bowings
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