Bowing

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts6 letters

Definition of Bowing

verb

To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
"The musician bowed his violin expertly."
To become bent or curved.
"The shelf bowed under the weight of the books."
To make something bend or curve.
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
To premiere.
"Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week."

verb

To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
"That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason."
To debut.
To defer (to something).
"I bow to your better judgement in the matter."
To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.

noun

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.

Anagrams of Bowing

Words You Can Make

27 words can be made from the letters in "bowing":

5-LETTER WORDS

bingo boing owing

4-LETTER WORDS

biog bong gown wing wino

3-LETTER WORDS

big bin bio bog bow gib gin gob ion nib nob nog now obi own+4 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bowing" and rearranging:

+lblowing bowling

+sbowings bowsing

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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