knelt

[nelt] / nɛlt /

VERB

get down on one's knees

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bow

STRONG

curtsey genuflect kowtow stoop

WEAK

bow down do obeisance prostrate oneself

Example Sentences

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Protesters, some wearing clerical stoles draped over their shoulders, knelt while singing hymns and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in frigid conditions before being handcuffed and led away, video showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

On reaching his hundred, Head saluted the crowd and then knelt to kiss a batting surface that treats him so well.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

In the cemetery, Munzanza's mother Florence knelt by his gravestone and wept.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Someone knelt down and clipped a microphone to her lapel, a few inches from the crucifix that dangled from her neck.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Bruno knelt down next to her and patted her on the back.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff