kneel

kneel

intransitive verb \ˈnēl\

knelt \ˈnelt\ or kneeledkneel·ing

Definition of KNEEL

: to bend the knee : fall or rest on the knees

Examples of KNEEL

1. She was kneeling on the floor beside her child.
2. He was kneeling in front of the altar and praying.

Origin of KNEEL

Middle English knelen, from Old English cnēowlian; akin to Old English cnēow knee

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with KNEEL

ceil, chiel, creel, deal, deil, eel, feel, heal, heel, keel, Kiel, leal, meal, peal, peel, real, reel, seal, seel, shiel, speel, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, streel, teal, tuille, veal, weal, wheal, wheel, zeal