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As he was bowing his farewell, a sudden impulse to speak, and set the matter that was troubling her at rest, came over her.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOOD
Religious homage was paid with the bowing of the head, the inclining of the body, or the bending of the knee.
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAM
He came out to Jess Morse immediately, smiling and bowing like the suave storekeeper he was.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISON
I shall never be able to face her againalthough I have only a bowing acquaintance with her.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISON
Bowing to the ladies, he gave a perceptible start when he perceived the appearance of his patient.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
Peter was summoned to show him the door, the Colonel bowing very stiffly as he went out.
THE CROMPTONSMARY J. HOLMES
"I am entirely at your service, gentlemen," replied Fortunio pleasantly, bowing to each in turn.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINI
An open door was before me, in which he stood bowing, with the half-burnt match in his hand.
THE STAIRCASE AT THE HEARTS DELIGHTANNA KATHARINE GREEN (MRS. CHARLES ROHLFS)
Tatsu suddenly sank to his knees, bowing again and again, stiffly, in a manner long forgotten in fashionable Yeddo.
THE DRAGON PAINTERMARY MCNEIL FENOLLOSA
Bowing again in silent acquiescence, the white-haired servant closed the door and left her.
MISTRESS WILDINGRAFAEL SABATINI
WORDS RELATED TO BOWING
- acquiescence
- appeasement
- assent
- backing down
- bowing
- capitulation
- cringing
- defeatism
- deference
- docility
- giving in
- humbleness
- humility
- malleability
- meekness
- nonresistance
- obedience
- passivism
- passivity
- pliabilty
- prostration
- recreancy
- resignation
- servility
- subjection
- submissiveness
- submitting
- surrender
- tractability
- unassertiveness
- yielding
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