bowing

American  

[boh-ing] / ˈboʊ ɪŋ /

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.

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bowing British  

/ ˈbəʊɪŋ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• unbowing adjective

Etymology

Origin of bowing

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

Example Sentences

However he says he could only make the switch when his side were doing sufficiently well - otherwise it would look like he was bowing to external noise.

From BBC

"And instead of bowing to it, we chose to fight," his wife said.

From Barron's

"Bash is bowing fine. He's where he's supposed to be in terms of this series."

From BBC

The furnishings are as eclectic as the woman herself: A pink couch in one corner has four bowing swans affixed to each corner.

From Los Angeles Times

Whether it is simply fewer courtiers, a bit less ceremony, no more people calling him sir, or bowing.

From BBC

Related Words

• submission
• yielding