bowing and scraping

English

Alternative forms

• scraping and bowing

Verb

bowing and scraping

1. present participle of bow and scrape

Noun

bowing and scraping (countable and uncountable, plural bowings and scrapings)

1. Obsequious or deferential behaviour.

Translations

obsequious or deferential behaviour

• Italian: salamelecco (it) m
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Anagrams

• scraping and bowing