"kowtowing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kowtowings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kowtowing (plural kowtowings)
  1. The act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.
    Sense id: en-kowtowing-en-noun-X8~3ZmZ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} kowtowing
  1. present participle and gerund of kowtow Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: kowtow
    Sense id: en-kowtowing-en-verb-X9h3cwBR

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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