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kowtowing

verb

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of kowtow

  2. The act of one who kowtows

    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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA