noun · countable / uncountable · rare

bowing

bow·ing

bowing · bowings

реверанс, почтение

Verbeugung, Ehrerbietung

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

UK/ˈbəʊɪŋ/US/ˈboʊɪŋ/

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
The courtier had practiced his bowing.
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
(countable, uncountable)A bending.
The heavy books caused a bowing in the shelf.
(countable, uncountable)A technique for using the bow on a string instrument such as a violin.
managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument