bowing
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bowings
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the act or art of playing a stringed instrument with a bow.
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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.
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That exists sub rosa everywhere, with VIPs—meaning anyone awash in money or followers—afforded bowing and scraping not extended to the average customer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
August Brown: The other openers had the most to lose here by bowing out of a huge tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
An independent inspector, known as a "snagger", made a report identifying about 150 faults - including wonky walls, bowing windows and a poorly fitted kitchen.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
A Jerusalem cafe picketed for weeks by observant Jews said Thursday it had agreed to shut on the Sabbath, bowing to demands despite counter-protests by secular Israelis.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Consider my bookshelf your personal library,” she says, bowing as if I’m a British royal.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
“I changed his position, his bowings, his fingerings, and I was just in absolute shock that he was able to take everything in so quickly. I knew I was working with somebody special.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2021
When they would occasionally pause to shape a phrase, confer on bowings or toss out thoughts, they seemed receptive to one another’s ideas and fast to incorporate them into their playing.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2016
The position — which was previously held by Peter Stumpf, who stepped down in 2012 — also entails administrative responsibility, including artistic issues, like bowings, and personnel matters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2014
Whatever the work, he insisted on using his own set of parts, and for those that he played with "modern" as well as "period" orchestras, he had two sets with appropriate bowings.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2010
Finally, with many thank-yous and bowings and scrapings and warmest wishes to their beautiful wives and distinguished husbands, he departed the room.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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