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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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
Single-leg moves like curtsy and reverse lunges can take things up a notch, as can practicing the above exercises geared toward the one-leg balance.
4.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 22 Aug. 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
That means family members must show her the formal respect of bows and curtsies.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
Single-leg moves like curtsy and reverse lunges can take things up a notch, as can practicing the above exercises geared toward the one-leg balance.
4.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 22 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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