kneeling

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːlɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ

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Etymology 1

From kneel + -ing.

Verb

kneeling

1. present participle and gerund of kneel

Derived terms

• kneelingly
• unkneeling

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kneeling (plural kneelings)

1. The act by which someone kneels.
   • 2003, Marcella Althaus-Reid, The queer God, page 11:

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