Bowed audience.

Meaning: This means the conductor and musicians bent forward at the waist to show their respect and appreciation to the people watching the performance. It's like saying, The conductor and musicians thanked the audience for their applause by bowing.

Choice of Words: Bowed is the past tense of the verb 'to bow', meaning to bend forward at the waist as a sign of respect or acknowledgement. Audience refers to the people who are watching or listening to a performance. In this sentence, 'bowed audience' means that the conductor and musicians bent forward at the waist to show their respect and appreciation to the people watching the performance.

Alternative Expressions

The audience bowed.

Meaning: This means that a group of people lowered their heads or bodies as a way to show respect.

Choice of Words: Audience is a group of people who are gathered together to see a performance or listen to a speaker. Bowed means to bend the head or body as a sign of respect or submission. When you put them together, "The audience bowed" means that the group of people lowered their heads or bodies as a way to show respect.

The audience took a bow.

Meaning: This means that a group of people made a brief bow as a way to show their appreciation for the performance or speaker.

Choice of Words: Audience is a group of people who are gathered together to see a performance or listen to a speaker. Took a bow means to make a brief bow as a way to show appreciation or respect. When you put them together, "The audience took a bow" means that the group of people made a brief bow as a way to show their appreciation for the performance or speaker.

The audience bowed their heads.

Meaning: This means that a group of people lowered their heads as a way to show respect.

Choice of Words: Audience is a group of people who are gathered together to see a performance or listen to a speaker. Bowed means to bend the head as a sign of respect or submission. Their heads means the heads of the people in the audience. When you put them together, "The audience bowed their heads" means that the group of people lowered their heads as a way to show respect.

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