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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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
For men, this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 10 July 2025
Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
In the third, Kate curtsied to the queen at Windsor Castle in December 2020 during a socially distanced meeting of the most senior royals to thank volunteers and key workers who risked their lives to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Noun
The next clip showed Kate curtsy to Queen Elizabeth at her wedding, at Westminster Abbey, in April 2011.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
For men, this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
Entire nations are now being asked to curtsy on demand.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
In the third, Kate curtsied to the queen at Windsor Castle in December 2020 during a socially distanced meeting of the most senior royals to thank volunteers and key workers who risked their lives to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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