present participle and gerund of bow (all senses
The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
The courtier had practiced his bowing.
A bending.
The heavy books caused a bowing in the shelf.
A technique for using the bow on a string instrument such as a violin.
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The bowing arm, the fingers on the strings, and then the violin itself polished brown, and the soloist's chin pillowed on it.