as in nodding
bending downward or forward
the bowing blossoms indicated that the petunia plant desperately needed water
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as in succumbing
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit
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as in submitting
to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)
bowed to the craving for fresh coffee
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as in curving
to turn away from a straight line or course
the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea
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as in bending
to cause to turn away from a straight line
you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in
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Recent Examples of bowing
Andrew Follett, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
This weekend, a cartoonist quit her job after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before the president-elect.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
This weekend, a cartoonist quit her job after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper's owner and other media executives bowing before the president-elect.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
This weekend, a cartoonist quit her job after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before the president-elect.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
This weekend, a cartoonist quit her job after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper's owner and other media executives bowing before the president-elect.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
Joe Biden’s last weeks as president will be spent bowing to environmentalists by trying to permanently ban new offshore oil and natural gas.
—Andrew Follett, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
Photos captured at the event even showed some players kneeling on the turf and bowing their heads during the moment of silence.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
In the video, game attendees and police officers could be seen bowing their heads in silence.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Joe Biden’s last weeks as president will be spent bowing to environmentalists by trying to permanently ban new offshore oil and natural gas.
—Andrew Follett, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
This weekend, a cartoonist quit her job after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before the president-elect.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
This weekend, a cartoonist quit her job after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper's owner and other media executives bowing before the president-elect.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
This weekend, a cartoonist quit her job after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before the president-elect.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
This weekend, a cartoonist quit her job after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper's owner and other media executives bowing before the president-elect.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
Joe Biden’s last weeks as president will be spent bowing to environmentalists by trying to permanently ban new offshore oil and natural gas.
—Andrew Follett, National Review, 5 Jan. 2025
Photos captured at the event even showed some players kneeling on the turf and bowing their heads during the moment of silence.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
In the video, game attendees and police officers could be seen bowing their heads in silence.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Bowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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