Curtsey (Verb)
Meaning
Bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The ladies all curtsied as the royal family entered the grand ballroom.
- She smoothly curtsied and introduced herself to the guest of honor.
- The girls learned to curtsied to properly greet their teachers at school.
- In a display of tradition, they would curtsied at the start of each formal dance.
- The actress curtsied to acknowledge the thunderous applause from the audience.