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Uncommonbowed
The correct spelling is bowed.
How to pronounce bowed
/baʊd/
verbIPA: /baʊd/
Say it like: Bow-ed
The correct spelling is bowed. To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow. For example: "The musician bowed his violin expertly."
Usage Examples
“The musician bowed his violin expertly.”
“The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.”
“Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
- 2.To become bent or curved.
- 3.To make something bend or curve.
- 4.To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
- 5.To premiere.
adjective
- 1.Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments), e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow
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