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downbowing

downbowing is the present participle and gerund of downbow.

Meaning of downbow

Verb

downbow (third-person singular simple present downbows, present participle downbowing, simple past and past participle downbowed)

  1. To curve or arc downwards.
    • Slumps and sediment gravity flow could signify steepening of the slope resulting from tectonic downbowing of the continental margin.1997, A. E. M. Nairn, A. S. Alsharhan, Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology of the Middle East

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Questions about downbowing

What is downbowing the present participle and gerund of?
Downbowing is the present participle and gerund of downbow.

Words near downbowing in the dictionary

  1. downbore
  2. downborne
  3. downbound
  4. downbow
  5. downbowed
  6. downbowing
  7. downbows
  8. downburst
  9. downbursts
  10. downcall
  11. downcalled

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