English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "kniel" is soos volg:werkwoord (onoorgaanbaar): om jouself op een of albei knieƫ te posisioneer, met jou liggaam regop of effens vorentoe, dikwels as 'n teken van eerbied, aanbidding, onderwerping of smeking.Voorbeeldsin: Hy het in gebed by die kerk gekniel.

Sentence Examples

  1. He has to duck to enter, and then the restricted height forces him to kneel down at the bedside of a sick woodwoman.
  2. After some time shunting about tea towels, oven gloves, aprons, plastic bags, boxes of matches and candles, a roll of cling wrap, several cork screws and a never-used rolling pin gifted by my mother, I kneel down and extract the contents item by item, shaking and rattling until I find the key lodged in a small leather pouch.
  3. I kneel close to the waterline, not trusting the ocean much either, knowing how easy it would be for me to fall in if a wave takes me by surprise.
  4. The king stands glowering over us as we kneel before him.
  5. Thinking of Grandma Willow and how she made us all kneel at our bedside and say prayers before we went to bed, I thank God or whoever is out there for my Aunt Mimi, my angel in a thunderstorm.
  6. I had something way better in mind and jumped up to kneel on the bar.
  7. I kneel down and brush away the dirt and the grit, revealing a rolled metal handle.
  8. Josh had been about to attack, but an invisible force wrapped around his body, forcing him to kneel before her.
  9. I cried out and bolted off the cot, pushing past the Medicine Man and Jo to kneel at his side.
  10. Then, as Tarkyn stood balanced on the balls of his feet, preparing for the inevitable attack, the fire died in her eyes and she sank to kneel on one knee.