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Bowing vs Boring - What's the difference?

bowing | boring |

As verbs the difference between bowing and boring

is that bowing is present participle of lang=en (bend while boring is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between bowing and boring

is that bowing is the act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting while boring is a pit or hole which has been bored.

As an adjective boring is

causing boredom.

bowing

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bend )
  • Noun

  • The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
  • The courtier had practiced his bowing .
  • A bending.
  • The heavy books caused a bowing in the shelf.
  • A technique for bowing a musical instrument, such as a violin.
  • boring

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pit or hole which has been d.
  • * 1992 , J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications , p. 191:
  • It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
  • Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing boredom.
  • What a boring film that was!

    Synonyms

    * dull, mind-numbing (colloquial), tedious * See also

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