Kotowing

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Kotow \Ko*tow"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kotowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Kotowing}.]
   1. To perform the kotow. Now usually spelled {kowtow}. [Also
      spelled {kowtow}.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To defer to another in a servile or humiliating manner; to
      act obsequiously.
      [PJC]