bowed

/ baʊd /

adjective

1. lowered; bent forward; curved

   bowed back

   bowed head

2. bowed down
   foll byby or with weighed down; troubled

   bowed down by grief

Example Sentences

Lesotho appears to have bowed to pressure from the Trump administration by announcing on Monday that it had given a 10-year licence to Starlink.

From BBC

While less frenetic on his feet, counterpart Pep Guardiola was equally active - arms thrown wide, head bowed in frustration or whirling his hands to demand more from his players.

From BBC

In Las Vegas, Cruise bowed his head in the cavernous theatre, which was packed with movie theatre owners and others who work in the industry.

From BBC

The defendant bowed his head in the dock while both statements were read out.

From BBC

"It's him. It's him," she said, gesturing at a picture in which a man is seated, with his head bowed, on a prison floor alongside a row of others, a tattoo visible on his arm.

From BBC

Related Words

• curved
• rounded