Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

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.