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Bowing

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submissivenounMeekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
bownoun(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
obeisancenounAn obedient attitude.
bowedBent or curved.

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obeisancenounAn obedient attitude.
submissivenounMeekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
surrenderingnounAn act of surrender.
yieldingnounDocile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
givingverbHaving the tendency to give; generous.
cedingnounthe act of ceding
incliningnouninclination
stoopingnounThe act of one who stoops.
noddingnounThe act by which one nods.
curvingnounThat curves or curve.
bendingnounCapable of being bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
dippingnounAn act or process of immersing.
bobbingnounThe motion of something that bobs.
flexingnounThe action of the verb flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.
salutingnounThe act of giving a salute.
archingnounForming an arch.
kowtowingnounThe act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.
genuflectingverb(intransitive) To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.
prostratingverb(often reflexive) To lie flat or face-down.
curtseyingnounThe act of dropping a curtsey.

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