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Definition of bowing : 1. In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.
2. The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.

Synonyms:

curtain call, arched, arciform, arc, arcuate, descending, bowleg, obedience, bowknot, bowlegged, inclining, declining, fore, drooping, pendulous, bandy, obeisance, hung, bowed, prow, descendant, bow, droopy, weeping, bandy-legged, stooping, declined, arced, submissive, stem

flexing, deflecting, refracting, twisting, warping, contorting

curving, rounding, arching, swerving, hooking, crooking, cambering, sweeping, hanging, sagging

hailing, noticing, acknowledging, signaling, smiling, receiving, greeting, nodding, waving, approaching, hugging, saluting, vociferating, embracing, shaking hands with, welcoming, curtsying, accosting, kissing

ceding, genuflecting, submitting, obeying, surrendering, caving, assenting, deferring, respecting, accepting, succumbing, concurring, fulfilling, complying, adhering, knuckling under, bending, observing, consenting, capitulating, conforming, yielding, agreeing, acquiescing, kowtowing

Usage examples:

• " Thank you, sir," replied the man, bowing politely. - "Dot and Tot of Merryland", L. Frank Baum.
• " Yes," said Paul, bowing stiffly, for the man was evidently a gentleman. - "Paul Patoff", F. Marion Crawford.
• He could not trust himself to read that message before Lodge, and, bowing, he left the room. - "The U.P. Trail", Zane Grey.