Meaning of BOWING
| Pronunciation: | | 'bowing
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent"
- [n] bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
- [adj] showing an excessively deferential manner
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BOWING is a 6 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | bow, bowed, obeisance, submissive |
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| | See Also: | | curtsey, curtsy, genuflection, genuflexion, gesture, kotow, kowtow, motion, playing, salaam, scrape, scraping, spiccato, spiccato bowing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bow"ing\, n. (Mus.)
1. The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed
instruments.
Bowing constitutes a principal part of the art of
the violinist, the violist, etc. --J. W. Moore.
2. In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and
distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare
it for felting.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are bowing, symbolizes respect, honor, humility, and reverence. You need to be more submissive to another's wishes. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a mode of showing respect. Abraham "bowed himself to the people of the land" (Gen. 23:7); so Jacob to Esau (Gen. 33:3); and the brethren of Joseph before him as the governor of the land (Gen. 43:28). Bowing is also frequently mentioned as an act of adoration to idols (Josh. 23:7; 2 Kings 5:18; Judg. 2:19; Isa. 44:15), and to God (Josh. 5:14; Ps. 22:29; 72:9; Micah 6:6; Ps. 95:6; Eph. 3:14). |
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