bowing

Pluralbowings (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   Bending your body forward at the waist to show respect or to greet someone.

   Like nodding your head, but using your whole upper body.

   In Japan, bowing is a customary way to greet someone.

   Their bowing showed deep respect for the teacher.

   Similarobeisance

2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of bow. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.

   She is bowing to the audience after her performance.

   The crowd kept bowing as the king walked past.

   Note
3. 3
   SayBOH-ingUS/ˈboʊɪŋ/UK/ˈbəʊɪŋ/

   noununcountable

   How a player moves the bow across the strings of a violin or similar instrument.

   Like learning to move a paintbrush smoothly, but with the bow on the strings.

   Her bowing was smooth and even across all four strings.

   Good bowing takes years of practice on the violin.

   Note
4. 4
   SayBOH-ingUS/ˈboʊɪŋ/UK/ˈbəʊɪŋ/

   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of bending, or the way something curves out of its normal shape.

   Like a stick that curves when you press down on both ends.

   The bowing of the old shelf showed it was too weak.

   Heavy snow caused a slight bowing in the roof.

   Similarbending, warping, buckling, curvature, sagging

   Oppositestraightening

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