genuflect
verb (used without object)
to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
genuflected
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past participleof genuflect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof genuflect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
genuflectverb (used without object)to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
Example Sentences
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He hired people because they genuflected to him, not because they had any expertise.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023
Former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers genuflected: “I bow at your feet.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
“Everybody sort of genuflected to Hazel because she was this little dynamo,” said David Peterson, a former Liberal premier of Ontario between 1985 and 1990.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
“The delivery guy genuflected and backed away slowly, never turned his back on the grave.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2018
I genuflected at the font of holy water, wet my fingertips, and made the sign of the cross.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
