kneeling

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/ˈniːlɪŋ/

noun

The act by which someone kneels.

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kneel
OriginMiddle English knelinge →
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Meanings

kneeling1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of kneel

kneeling2

nounkneeling (plural kneelings)

plural kneelings

  1. The act by which someone kneels.

    A whole symbolic sexual order is obviously manifested in kneelings as positions of subordination[…]

    2003, Marcella Althaus-Reid, The queer God, page 11

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsupporting yourself on your knees

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kneel
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motionmovementmove
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Origin

kneeling · verb

From kneel + -ing.

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kneeling · noun

  1. Middle Englishknelinge
  2. Englishkneeling

From Middle English knelinge, kneweling, kneolunge, equivalent to kneel + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kneeling

feelingdealinghealingceilingappealingrevealingstealingsealingwheelingpeelingrepealingreelingconcealingElingheelingpealingglass ceilingshielingsinking feeling
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APA

kneeling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneeling

MLA

“kneeling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneeling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kneeling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneeling.

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