kneel
verb (used without object)
to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
has been kneeling
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present perfect progressiveof kneel (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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She glances at an hourglass, sighs, and rises from where she has been kneeling before the saint's icon.
From The Saracen: The Holy War by Robert Shea
He felt like one who has been kneeling at a shrine when a foul hand besmudges it.
From The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine
The words 'stand up,' imply that the celebrant has been kneeling for the confession.
From Ritual Conformity Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book by Unknown
Oh, cannot you think what it has been kneeling beside him with his little hot hand in mine!
From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton
