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Had or held under obligation of paying; due. There is more owing her than is paid. Shak.

The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments. Bowing constitutes a principal part of the art of the violinist, the violist, etc. J. W. Moore.

In a bending manner.

The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the laryngeal muscles; false croup.

The time at which cooks first crow; the early morning.

That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb); gliding along smoothly; copious. Flowing battery (Elec.), a battery which is kept constant by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or cells. Knight. -- Flowing furnace, a furnace from which molten metal, can be drawn, as through a tap hole; a fou…

In a flowing manner.

Flowing tendency or quality; fluency. [R.] W. Nichols.

Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.

See Advancing-edge, above.

See Advancing-surface, above.

With foreknowledge. He who . . . foreknowingly loses his life. Jer. Taylor.

In a glowing manner; with ardent heat or passion.

Growing or appearing to grow into some other substance. Ingrowing nail, one whose edges are becoming imbedded in the adjacent flesh.

Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog. The knowing and intelligent part of the world. South.

With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly offend. Strype.

The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.

The calling sound made by cows and other bovine animals.

Land from which grass is cut; meadow land. Mowing machine, an agricultural machine armed with knives or blades for cutting standing grass, etc. It is drawn by a horse or horses, or propelled by steam.

The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent.