bowings

Meanings

Noun

• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
• managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument
• plural of bowing

Verb

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
• yield to another's wish or opinion
• bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
• bend one's back forward from the waist on down
• play on a string instrument with a bow

Synonyms

accede, bend, bow, bow down, bowing, crouch, defer, give in, obeisance, stoop, submit