genuflect
verb (used without object)
to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
is genuflecting
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present progressiveof genuflect (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As the Washington Post's media reporter put it: "Everyone is genuflecting before the Pentagon powerhouse… America's new rock star."
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
The film is devious enough to have speared every foreign-language prize from U.S. critics and obvious enough that Hollywood is genuflecting at Almodovar's door.
From Time Magazine Archive
