bowing

[ boh-ing ]
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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.

Origin of bowing

1
First recorded in1830–40; bow2 + -ing1

Other words from bowing

  • un·bow·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for bowing

bowing

/ (ˈbəʊɪŋ) /


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

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