What does kowtowing mean?
Kowtowing means present participle and gerund of kowtow.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of kowtow.
Yoritomo met their smiles and kowtowings and noisy insuckings of breath with an austere dignity that I took pains to imitate.
Use kowtowing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kowtowing means present participle and gerund of kowtow.
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Yoritomo met their smiles and kowtowings and noisy insuckings of breath with an austere dignity that I took pains to imitate.
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