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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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Just before King Charles got into a car to leave the service, Princess Kate said goodbye to him with a kiss on each cheek before dipping into a quick curtsy, giving a public look at their close bond.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Entire nations are now being asked to curtsy on demand.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Not all bows and curtsies But the visit may not all be royal- and heritage-themed niceties, bows and curtsies.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Just before King Charles got into a car to leave the service, Princess Kate said goodbye to him with a kiss on each cheek before dipping into a quick curtsy, giving a public look at their close bond.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
But both curtsy and bow right now to the grip the Canes have on South Florida.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Entire nations are now being asked to curtsy on demand.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for curtsy
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“Curtsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtsy. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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