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Meanings of kneel in inglês

português
genuflexão
catalão
agenollament

Supporting yourself on your knees.

        genuflexão

        To go down on one or both knees.

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              Examples for "kneeling"
              Examples for "kneeling"
              1
              The kneeling prisoners bend side by side over a long heavy pole.
              Waiting for the Barbarians
              2
              Clara crossed the room, and kneeling on the carpet before her, said:
              The Harvest of Years
              3
              The next moment Cartoner was kneeling in the boat that rode alongside.
              The Vultures
              4
              She was kneeling on a chair by the table in the window.
              Chambers's Elementary Science Readers / Book I
              5
              My gaze never left the thing which moved among the kneeling Bikura.
              The Hyperion Cantos
              Usage of kneel in inglês
              1
              Congressional Democrats introduce police reform legislation, and kneel in the Capitol building.
              Reuters
              2
              You two kneel down in the corner; faces to the wall -now
              The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
              3
              Hours would I kneel in the dark, repeating in a whispered scream:
              Paul Kelver
              4
              Let us kneel down and try if we cannot remember a prayer.
              The picture of Dorian Gray
              5
              Let us kneel down and try if we can remember a prayer.
              The picture of Dorian Gray (First printing version)
              6
              I had to kneel to make sure the power covered every scar.
              A kiss of shadows
              7
              I hope you won't expect me to kneel for you in obeisance.
              Song of the Nile
              8
              I kneel in a corner behind the curtains, and wait and listen.
              The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 3
              9
              On Tuesday, Trump called on the NFL to ban players who kneel.
              Reuters
              10
              Never kneel to any creature; that homage is due the Creator alone.
              The Missing Bride
              11
              In 32 knees patients stated that they could kneel without significant discomfort.
              Pubmed
              12
              The children were never tired of seeing the camels kneel and rise.
              The Last of the Peterkins / With Others of Their Kin
              13
              Only grandees are wont to kneel here, in presence of the king.
              The Resources of Quinola: A Comedy in a Prologue and Five Acts
              14
              A few of them under the press of the circumstance did kneel.
              The Deacon of Dobbinsville / A Story Based on Actual Happenings
              15
              We will kneel before the Senate and beg that the legions remain.
              The Last Galley; Impressions and Tales
              16
              Get up, girl; it is of no use to kneel to me.
              A Forgotten Hero / Not for Him
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              português
              genuflexão
              catalão
              agenollament
              Kneel through the time
              Kneel across language varieties
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              United States of America
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