Bowing and Nodding

Bowing

Bowing adjective - Bending downward or forward.
Usage example: the bowing blossoms indicated that the petunia plant desperately needed water

Nodding and bowing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nodding" instead the word "Bowing" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: bow, bowed

Nodding

Nodding adjective - Bending downward or forward.
Usage example: some students, with nodding heads, were helplessly falling asleep during the boring lecture
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Bowing and nodding are semantically related. You can use "Bowing" instead the word "Nodding" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: nod, nodded
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