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How to pronounce kneel in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms kneeling
Type of motility, motion, move, movement
Type Words
Type of rest
Derivation kneeler, kneeling


In church you have to kneel during parts of the service.

Examples of kneel

kneel
The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
From the jobview.monster.com
At the threshold, he hesitated, put a hand down on the grass and began to kneel.
From the bostonherald.com
You might get a better shot if you kneel, or find a position to look down from.
From the bbc.co.uk
When he reaches the end zone, Payton doesn't kneel, or preen, or pound his chest.
From the thenewstribune.com
The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or bend.
From the jobview.monster.com
The employee is occasionally required to stoop, bend or kneel, lift up to 40 lbs.
From the jobview.monster.com
The five kids smiling in the front row of the stage group had to smile and kneel.
From the kansas.com
Kneel on the sofa and put your hands on the armrest about shoulder-width apart.
From the sacbee.com
Penn State players kneel in prayer before their game Saturday against Nebraska.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • Supporting yourself on your knees
  • Rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"
  • Kneeling is a human position in which the weight is distributed on the knees and feet on a surface close to horizontal.
  • To stoop down and rest on the knee or knees
  • (KNEELING) Displaying humility or reverence; being in awe of something / Feeling subservient, or acknowledging your dependence on something or someone / Feeling defeated
  • (KNEELING) We bend the knee to T[he] G[reat] A[rchitect] O[f] T[he] U[niverse], in reverence to His all-comprehending love, and as a sign of gratitude for its exercise towards us. ...
  • (Kneeling) This is a position where the shooter is only allowed to have their right knee, right toe and left foot touching the ground. This would be the exact opposite for a left-handed shooter.
  • Sign begins like STAND and the DHFTs are bent into (2h)[V:].