bowing

Misollar

They shake hands instead of bowing.
In Japan, bowing is common courtesy.
The boy over there is bowing to you.
I have a bowing acquaintance with Mr Smith.
The custom of bowing is peculiar to the islanders.
For instance, bowing is peculiar to us, the Japanese.

fe’l 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 premiere. Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week.
To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference. That singer always bows towards her audience for some reason.

ot 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.

Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.