genuflect
verb (used without object)
to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
was genuflecting
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past progressiveof genuflect.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Last week he was genuflecting more vigorously than usual before his brother's memory.
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