bowing

Pronunciation: /ˈboʊɪŋ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  2. noun managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument
  3. verb bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

In classic literature

Synonyms

bow, obeisance

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
gesture, reverence
Narrower (hyponyms)
scrape, kowtow, salaam, genuflection

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