Definition of "kotowing" []

• Present participle of kotow. (verb)

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• "He laughed when the bowing and kotowing was over, and turned on his heel to confront another problem."
• "Times is just kotowing to a large advertiser while they say nothing about the corrupt Mayor and City Council."
• "In fact, I rather dreaded it, for I am not particularly keen about fawning and kotowing to royalty or anything else; but I decided that out of respect for Kamlot's feelings I must get the thing over as soon as possible, and after he had left to attend to some duty, I made my way to the quarters allotted to Duare on the second deck."