# bowing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbaʊɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,763

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of bow (all senses)

## Easily confused with
- **bring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowing-vs-bring)
- **buying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowing-vs-buying)
- **boxing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowing-vs-boxing)
- **bowling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowing-vs-bowling)
- **brewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowing-vs-brewing)
- **browsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowing-vs-browsing)
- **browning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowing-vs-browning)
- **bing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bing-vs-bowing)
- **bong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-bowing)
- **being** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bowing)
- **Bowie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowie-vs-bowing)
- **Bowen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowen-vs-bowing)
- **bling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-bowing)
- **boing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bowing)
- **boring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boring-vs-bowing)
- **baking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baking-vs-bowing)
- **Boeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boeing-vs-bowing)
- **biting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-bowing)
- **biking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biking-vs-bowing)
- **basing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basing-vs-bowing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbowing`, `boiwng`, `bowign`, `bowingg`, `bowinng`, `bownig`, `bowwing`, `bwoing`, `obwing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bowing