bowing
verb
Meaning
- To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
- To become bent or curved.
- To make something bend or curve.
- To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
- To premiere.
- To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
- To debut.
- To defer (to something).
- To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
- 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.
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