kowtowing

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noun

The act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of kowtow
nounkowtowing (plural kowtowings)

plural kowtowings

  1. The act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.

    Yoritomo met their smiles and kowtowings and noisy insuckings of breath with an austere dignity that I took pains to imitate.

    1910, Robert Ames Bennet, The Shogun's Daughter
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APA

kowtowing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kowtowing

MLA

“kowtowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kowtowing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kowtowing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kowtowing.

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