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# How to pronounce "down bow" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ˈdaʊnbəʊ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **dow·nbow**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun, verb
- **NOUN**: A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the instrument, moving its point of contact from the frog toward the tip of the bow.
- **VERB**: To curve or arc downwards.
  - *Example*: "Slumps and sediment gravity flow could signify steepening of the slope resulting from tectonic downbowing of the continental margin."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "down bow" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "understand the man what would he say well you know when you take a a up bow you your bow goes in this direction and down bow it goes in the opposite direction you'd say oo oo meaning up bow and I'd say I beg your pardon and um one day he lost patience with me completely he said some long sentence and I just sort of went right over my head I said I"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 11:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WLNeioZ5uA&t=674s)

### Example 2
> "Prof: Down bows, everything down bow, and that's counterintuitive to your normal string teaching."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 10:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhr8QuBiV_Q&t=615s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [down](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/down), [bow](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bow)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "down bow" correctly?
"down bow" is pronounced `/ˈdaʊnbəʊ/`. Syllable breakdown: **dow·nbow**.

### What does "down bow" mean in context?
A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the instrument, moving its point of contact from the frog toward the tip of the bow.

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