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kneeling

/ˈniːlɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Kneeling means: supporting yourself on your knees.

Synonyms for kneeling1

noun, as in supporting yourself on your knees

kneel

What does kneeling mean?1

noun

1

supporting yourself on your knees

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with kneeling?13

three syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Kneeling in a sentence

  • Kneeling, the doctor drank the tea out of the saucer.Miktsoanit
  • She saw a boy kneeling by the altar.Hybrid
  • She saw a boy kneeling before the altar.carlosalberto
  • There is a man kneeling over something on the floor.megamanenm
  • Sherlock Holmes approached the body, and kneeling down, examined it intently.Hybrid
  • Ziri didn't see Rima kneeling down to help him.Amastan
  • The religious man remained kneeling for hours.CM
  • She was so beautiful that the merchant's son could not help kneeling down to kiss her hand.Hybrid

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Forms of kneeling

as a noun

plural
kneelings