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Synonyms for kneeling


Grammar : Verb
Spell : neel
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Définition of kneeling

Origin :
  • Old English cneowlian, from cneow (see knee (n.)); cf. Middle Low German knelen, Middle Dutch cnielen, Dutch knielen Gothic knussjan. Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc. Related: Kneeling.
  • verb get down on one's knees
Example sentences :
  • It was caused by the fall of Dr. Benson In the pew while kneeling in prayer.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • I seemed to know the very place where He had been kneeling, and I hurried forward.
  • Extract from : « The Comrade In White » by W. H. Leathem
  • In the Channel Islands bodies were often placed in a kneeling position.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • "It is true," said Defarge, who was kneeling to look on and hear.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • Cornish was kneeling at the edge of the water, peering over.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • You must shake them while kneeling, until one of the sticks flies out.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • Junius derided the court, "where," he said, "prayers are morality and kneeling is religion."
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • Jean stared in amazement, while Maurice, kneeling on his bed, craned his neck to see.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • At the foot of the bed Martine was kneeling, choked with sobs.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Had he not been well bound it would have been expressed by kneeling.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Don Quixote » by Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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