bowing

[ boh-ing ]

noun

1. the act or art of playing a stringed instrument with a bow.
2. the individual way of using the bow in playing a stringed instrument, including the way in which the musician approaches the music emotionally, the articulation of individual notes, and the manner in which the notes of a passage are grouped together.

bowing

/ ˈbəʊɪŋ /

noun

1. the technique of using the bow in playing a violin, viola, cello, or related instrument

Other Words From

• un·bowing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowing¹

First recorded in 1830–40; bow ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The winds were so strong that Ken and Paula McWaid, who live a few homes down from Jensen, watched their large window bowing in and out.

From Los Angeles Times

He once got in trouble for bowing to a company executive with his hand in his pocket, a major no-no in Korean culture.

From Los Angeles Times

Griffin mirrored the audience’s applause for Maggie, raising her hands toward Heaven before bowing back down in the direction of Hell.

From Salon

At one point when Vance began to speak of Gov. Tim Walz some in the crowd turned to the topic of joy with one young man closing his eyes, bowing his head and saying “That’s not joy, this is real joy, this is real love” as he swayed with the crowd.

From Salon

I got down into the weeds of Roberts’ decision and some of Barrett’s concurrence, and I have to tell you that only in the Olympic sport of gymnastics have I ever seen such an ability to bend over backward while bowing before power.

From Salon

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