Definitions for bowing
ˈboʊ ɪŋbow·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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)

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Gesture
   • Reverence

How to pronounce bowing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bowing in sign language?

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. Major Hodges:

   If you go at minimum rations of one meal a day, we were looking at numbers about 1800 meals that we needed to get in there, so, there was not the physical space in the cave to put 1800 meals and that would be 18 separate dive missions. Some of the rescued soccer team members bowing their heads respectfully in front of a sketch of the Thai NavySEAL Facebook Page SEAL diver who died while trying to rescue them. ( Thailand's Ministry of Health and the Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital via AP).

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. Governor Huckabee:

   The Bible is God’s final authority about marriage and on this book we stand. 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.

4. Gandhi:

   To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

5. Matteo Salvini:

   Saving lives at sea is a duty, but transforming Italy into an enormous refugee camp is not, italy is done bowing its head and obeying. This time there's someone saying no.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bowing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bowing
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowing
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bowing
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=bowing