variants
or less commonly curtsey
plural curtsies also curtseys
: an act of civility, respect, or reverence made mainly by women and consisting of a slight lowering of the body with bending of the knees
variants
or less commonly curtsey
curtsied also curtseyed; curtsying also curtseying
: to make a curtsy
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
In one frame, Tarek appears to hold his fist up in greeting to someone out of frame, while Christina bends over in a gesture that could be a curtsy, with a big grin on her face.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
At least one enthusiastic Netflix insider, though, continues to curtsy for the couple.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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Noun
What makes the saga particularly bizarre is that Prince Harry gave a very different description of the curtsy in his book Spare.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
In one frame, Tarek appears to hold his fist up in greeting to someone out of frame, while Christina bends over in a gesture that could be a curtsy, with a big grin on her face.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
The TikTok post then pivots to Kate's curtsy to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during her wedding to Prince William in April 2011, again at the abbey followed by Kate and Meghan curtsying to the queen at Sandringham on Christmas Day in 2018.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
At least one enthusiastic Netflix insider, though, continues to curtsy for the couple.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Curtsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtsy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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