Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
Go
Word:
kneeling
IPA transcription: [n'ilɪŋ]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
kneel, kneeling
Meaning:
supporting yourself on your knees
Usage examples
Kneeling at his feet, the messenger said:
Suddenly he was off the wheel, kneeling beside it.
Fragoso!" shrieked Lina, kneeling on the edge of the raft.
While kneeling there I felt someone very close to my side.
'What's that on his neck?' asked the Inspector,--he was kneeling at my side.
Kneeling on the grass, the man and his wife made a cup of their hands and drank the milk from it.
In vain did his wife plead with him to spare her, kneeling before him with tears streaming from her eyes.
An ordinary chat began, while Clodagh turned up Peters' sleeve, and, kneeling there, injected his fore-arm.
It was the face of the girl who had kneeled sobbing, that night with Virginia kneeling beside her and praying for her.
When I left, at nine o'clock, she was kneeling on the ground at the Doctor's feet, putting on his shoes and gaiters for him.