kneel

[neel] / nil /

VERB

get down on one's knees

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bow

STRONG

curtsey genuflect kowtow stoop

WEAK

bow down do obeisance prostrate oneself

Example Sentences

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“I knelt to fold the tent,” Buzz recalled.

From Literature

She knelt and put her hand to its nose, feeling for its breath.

From Literature

She’d smile, then kneel, taking my face in her soft hands.

From Literature

I kneel and whisper in her ear: “Nutty up, nutty down, nutty good day all around. Bye, Boo.”

From Literature

Mom comes over and kneels next to me.

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