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kneeling
  • present participle of kneel.

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I was kneeling over a bath, washing it in a hotel room one Saturday evening, getting ready for my friend's 40th birthday celebration.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

On Wednesday, Ben Gvir sparked an outcry internationally but also within his own government by publishing a video of dozens of activists kneeling with their foreheads on the ground and their hands tied.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The sight of Salah scoring - then kneeling down and bowing his head to the floor in an act of prostration that Muslims call Sujood - will never be forgotten.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In one, she and her sister hugged their mother, who was kneeling over the Hollywood star of actor Christopher Reeve.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

I looked at my sister kneeling beside me in the light of burning Holland.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom