buigend

Buigend is a Dutch word that functions as both an adjective and the present participle of the verb buigen, meaning to bend or to bow. It describes something that is bending or in the act of bowing, or a person who makes a bowing gesture. The form conveys motion or posture rather than a fixed shape.

Etymology and forms: Buigend is derived from buigen. The noun buiging denotes a bend or bow, and gebogen denotes something that is bent or curved as a state. Buidend emphasizes the action or moment of bending. In practice it can modify nouns, as in een buigende beweging or een buigende houding, and it can appear in predicative use to describe ongoing action (hij buigt zich) or a bending posture.

Usage: In everyday language buigend is used for physical movement, such as bending a joint, or for gestures of respect, such as a bow. In engineering or physics contexts, buigende describes bending behavior of materials or structures, for example buigende belasting (bending load) or buigende staaf (a rod undergoing deflection). In literature or poetry, buigende imagery may describe curved lines, horizons, or transitions to convey motion or tension.

Difference from gebogen: Gebogen is used to express a completed state of being bent or curved. Buigend, by contrast, signals the act of bending or a posture in motion, rather than a finished form. Both terms relate to bending but convey different aspects of shape and action.

See also: buigen, buiging, gebogen.