bowing

Plural: bowings

Noun

• The act or technique of playing a stringed instrument with a bow.
• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
• managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument
  • "the violinist's bowing was excellent"
• The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
• A bending.
• A technique for using the bow on a string instrument such as a violin.

Verb

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
• yield to another's wish or opinion
• bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
• bend one's back forward from the waist on down
• play on a string instrument with a bow
• present participle and gerund of bow (all senses)

Adjective Satellite

• showing an excessively deferential manner

Examples

• His precise BOWING technique ensured his words hit all the bonus squares.
• The courtier had practiced his bowing.
• The heavy books caused a bowing in the shelf.

Synonyms

accede, bend, bow, bow down, bowed, crouch, defer, give in, obeisance, stoop, submit

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