knelt

[nelt] / nɛlt /

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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Then he knelt down, emptied the chalk from his pockets, and chose the spot for his opening line.

From Literature

Protesters, some wearing clerical stoles draped over their shoulders, knelt while singing hymns and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in frigid conditions before being handcuffed and led away, video showed.

From The Wall Street Journal

As she knelt to bind him, Ashmodai howled, “What, do you enjoy this cage? You would condemn us to shadow, together forever?”

From Literature

On reaching his hundred, Head saluted the crowd and then knelt to kiss a batting surface that treats him so well.

From BBC

Twelve fired FBI agents are alleging that they were unlawfully sacked because they knelt during a racial justice protest in Washington DC five years ago.

From BBC