Kneeling

Word KNEELING
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈniːlɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Kneeling"

What do we mean by kneeling?

To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

To cause to kneel.

To rest on (one's) knees

Synonyms and Antonyms for Kneeling

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The word "kneeling" in example sentences

The best choice is a good old fashion 1 ¼ Military sling shooting in kneeling or sitting position. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The three major ministers rise from the prostration, but the deacon and subdeacon remain kneeling, along with everyone else, as the priest stands up. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the Cross has been completely uncovered, all remain kneeling, while the priest carries the Cross down to the middle of the lowest step of the altar. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It may well be that kneeling is alien to modern culture -- insofar as it is a culture, for this culture has turned away from the faith and no longer knows the one before whom kneeling is the right, indeed the intrinsically necessary gesture. ❋ John (2004)

They have got to remain kneeling all the whilethey could hardly rise from their knees without hitting the ceilingand you can easily see by trying it what a tremendous effort this means. ❋ Unknown (1937)

“Is the baby all right?” he asked the woman again in Arabic, kneeling down to check the child. ❋ Alia Malek (2009)

I recalled her kneeling naked before us, the slave harness cinched on her in such a way as to enhance her beauty. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Congressional Medal of Honor and who was as tough a nut as anyone over there, as tough a resister, and had as much fortitude and strength as anyone -- Bud Day had the most problem with what was called a kneeling torture, where they would simply have to kneel for long periods of time, often on a pebble or a stone. ❋ Unknown (1999)

St. Basil calls kneeling the lesser penance (metanoia mikra) as opposed to prostration, the greater penance (metanoia megale). ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

V, 3, 6, where Gilgamesh is described as kneeling, though here in prayer. ❋ Anonymous (1891)

In the first, a young boy and his sister, Abel and Jeanne, are described as kneeling before a cross in the moonlight, praying to the Virgin to cure their father. ❋ Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 (1891)

As to a mascot - I was picturing a cuddly koala, perhaps, or some kind of revolutionary insect, perhaps a praying mantis who would be described as kneeling, so as not to confuse religion and academia - but Kaufman said it ought to be a "ramen noodle cup ... what the starving students subsist on in order to make their atrocious tuition costs." ❋ Leah Garchik (2011)

The countenance of Mr. Elwyn was no longer hid by his hands, but he seemed to look on vacancy rather than on the animated pleader, who was in an attitude which might almost be called kneeling before him. ❋ Anonymous (1812)

She was "kneeling" before a rock manger on which a little stone lay, the infant Jesus. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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