1. bowing - Noun
2. bowing - Verb
4. bowing - Adjective Satellite
of Bow
The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.
In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe Superior Man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks (or has [the winner] drink) the ritual cup. Confucius
Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique. Jigoro Kano
Slowly the pale-faced noblemen and frightened women knelt, bowing in fear and reverence to the bloodstained giant who towered above them with his eyes ablaze. "I am king!" Robert E. Howard
The two of us haven't seen each other for a year now, and when we saw each other we bowed in front of each other. This very idea of bowing - you don't bow in front of a screen. It's made impossible, or very difficult, for people who constantly see non-persons on the screen. Ivan Illich
After a long time the great and awful Name was forgotten and the people, men, women and children, only recognized an image of wood or stone and the temple of wood or stone which they had been brought up from infancy to serve by bowing down. Maimonides
Looking up we are not ashamed in the presence of heaven, nor bowing down are we ashamed in the presence of earth. Japanese Proverb