Synonyms for knelt
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : nelt |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɛlt |
Définition of knelt
Origin :- Old English cneowlian, from cneow (see knee (n.)); cf. Middle Low German knelen, Middle Dutch cnielen, Dutch knielen Gothic knussjan. Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc. Related: Kneeling.
- verb get down on one's knees
- Into the little parlor filed the nurses, and knelt, folding their tired hands.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- She then returned to the mouth of the cave, and knelt down at Richard Digby's feet.
- Extract from : « The Man of Adamant » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Miss Whitmore knelt and examined the cattle thief curiously.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- Linda rushed to the boulder and knelt again, but she could get no response to her questions.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- For some minutes he knelt motionless, as if in prayer, though no sound escaped him.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Enoch knelt beside him, and put his hand over the patient's heart.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Edward knelt at his bedside, and Bob, half laughing, followed his example.
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
- You know that is not a humbug; you know He has heard you when you knelt down and prayed.
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
- So she knelt down beside her bed, and prayed for her mother.
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
- He hurried up to where it had stood, knelt, and felt of the soft earth.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
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