kneeling
noun
- human position where one or both knees touch the ground
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈniːlɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English knelinge, kneweling, kneolunge, equivalent to kneel + -ing.
- The act by which someone kneels.
“A whole symbolic sexual order is obviously manifested in kneelings as positions of subordination[…]”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English kneel English -ing English kneeling From kneel + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of kneel