Definition of Bowing

1. Noun. Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting.

Exact synonyms: Bow, Obeisance
Generic synonyms: Reverence, Gesture, Motion
Specialized synonyms: Genuflection, Genuflexion, Kotow, Kowtow, Scrape, Scraping, Salaam
Derivative terms: Bow, Bow, Bow

2. Adjective. Showing an excessively deferential manner.
Exact synonyms: Bowed
Similar to: Submissive

3. Noun. Managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument. "The violinist's bowing was excellent"
Generic synonyms: Playing
Specialized synonyms: Spiccato, Spiccato Bowing

Definition of Bowing

1. n. The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.

Definition of Bowing

1. the technique of managing the bow of a stringed instrument [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowing

bowfins
bowfront
bowget
bowgets
bowhead
bowhead
bowheads
bowhead whale
bowhunter
bowhunters
Bowie
Bowie's stain
Bowiea
Bowiea volubilis
Bowie knife
bowing (current term)
bowingly
bowings
bowknot
bowknots
bowl
bowl
bowl-shaped
bowlder
bowlders
bowled
bowleg
bowlegged
bowlegs
bowler

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