how to pronounce bowing

/ˈboʊɪŋ/

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bowing is pronounced in two syllables

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boʊɪŋ

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An example use of bowing in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… instead of bowing to Archbishop's and …”

meanings of bowing

noun:

  1. A bending.
  2. A technique for using the bow on a string instrument such as a violin.
  3. The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.

verb:

  1. Present participle and gerund of bow (all senses).

bowing frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bowing occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics bowing can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that bowing can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

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