What does bowing mean?

Definitions for bowing
ˈboʊ ɪŋbow·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bow, bowing, obeisancenoun

    bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

  2. bowingadjective

    managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument

    "the violinist's bowing was excellent"

  3. bowed, bowingadjective

    showing an excessively deferential manner

Wiktionary

  1. bowingnoun

    The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.

    The courtier had practiced his bowing.

  2. bowingnoun

    A bending.

    The heavy books caused a bowing in the shelf.

  3. bowingnoun

    A technique for bowing a musical instrument, such as a violin.

  4. bowingverb

    (bend)

Wikipedia

  1. Bowing

    Bowing (also called stooping) is the act of lowering the torso and head as a social gesture in direction to another person or symbol. It is most prominent in Asian cultures but it is also typical of nobility and aristocracy in many European countries. It is also used in religious contexts, as a form of worship or veneration. Sometimes the gesture may be limited to lowering the head such as in Indonesia, and in many cultures several degrees of the lowness of the bow are distinguished and regarded as appropriate for different circumstances. It is especially prominent in Nepal, India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, Korea, and Japan, where it may be executed standing or kneeling. Some bows are performed equally by two or more people while others are unequal – the person bowed to either does not bow in return or performs a less low bow in response. A nod of the head may be regarded as the minimal form of bow; forms of kneeling, genuflection, or prostration which involves the hands or whole body touching the ground, are the next levels of gesture.

ChatGPT

  1. bowing

    Bowing is a form of gesture where the upper body and/or head is bent forward, often as a sign of respect, greeting, or submission. In the context of playing a string instrument, it refers to the act of moving a bow across the strings to produce sound.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bowing

    of Bow

  2. Bowing

    of Bow

  3. Bowingnoun

    the act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments

  4. Bowingnoun

    in hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting

Wikidata

  1. Bowing

    Bowing is the act of lowering the torso and head as a social gesture in direction to another person or symbol. It is most prominent in Asian cultures but it is also typical of nobility and aristocracy in many countries and distinctively in Europe. Sometimes the gesture may be limited to lowering the head such as in Indonesia, and in many cultures several degrees of the lowness of the bow are distinguished and regarded as appropriate for different circumstances. It is especially prominent in China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Vietnam where it may be executed standing or kneeling. Some bows are performed equally by two or more people while others are unequal - the person bowed to either does not bow in return or performs a less low bow in response. A nod of the head may be regarded as the minimal form of bow; forms of kneeling, genuflection, or prostration which involves the hands or whole body touching the ground, are the next levels of gesture.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. bowing

    An injury done to yards by too much topping, and letting their weights hang by the lifts. The state of a top-sail yard when it arches in the centre from hoisting it too tautly. Also of the mast when it bellies or is crippled by injudiciously setting up the rigging too taut.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bowing in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bowing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bowing in a Sentence

  1. Kim Shin-je:

    Kim Jong Un is surrounded by older people, and they're bowing in front of him. How can they yield to such a young person?

  2. Governor Huckabee:

    When an individual is faced with a decision of bowing to Caesar or bowing his knee to God – he has to take his stand and get on his knees to God instead of Caesar.

  3. Janelle Eli:

    When we spotted flimsy rafts and boats with our searchlight in the pitch dark, my heart always skipped a beat, she said. We could see through binoculars that rubber rafts were bowing under the weight of so many people. Hundreds of eyes looking back at us — stunned and panicked, but hopeful they’d be rescued. [D]rowning isn’t the only cause of death.

  4. Jacksonville Public Library:

    Unfortunately, the discourse from some in the community did not remain civil and reportedly included threats of physical violence. We had to make a very tough call, our cancellation of the Pride Prom does not mean that we agree with -- or are bowing to pressure from -- those who protested the event.

  5. Governor Cuomo:

    People know the difference between playing politics, bowing to cancel culture and the truth. Let the review proceed, I’m not going to resign.

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