curtsy
🇺🇸
/ˈkɜːrtsi/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɜːtsi/
noun
R
A movement where a woman quickly bends her knees and dips down as a sign of respect or greeting, often seen in formal settings or dance.
After receiving the award, she performed a graceful curtsey to the audience.
verb
R
To perform a curtsey, a quick bending of the knees and dipping down, often as a sign of respect or greeting.
The young lady curtsied to the Queen as a sign of respect.
translation
A movement where a woman quickly bends her knees and dips down as a sign of respect or greeting, often seen in formal settings or dance.
To perform a curtsey, a quick bending of the knees and dipping down, often as a sign of respect or greeting.
Word Forms
3rd Present
curtsies
Past
curtsied
Perfect
curtsied
Progressive
curtsying
Plural
curtsies