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Kneeling vs Bowing - What's the difference?

kneeling | bowing |

As verbs the difference between kneeling and bowing

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

As nouns the difference between kneeling and bowing

is that kneeling is the act by which someone kneels while bowing is the act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.

kneeling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which someone kneels.
  • * 2003 , Marcella Althaus-Reid, The queer God (page 11)
    • A whole symbolic sexual order is obviously manifested in kneelings as positions of subordination

    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.