genuflecting

Signification (Anglais)

present participle and gerund of genuflect

genuflect

1. (archaic, intransitive) To bend the knee, as in servitude.
2. (intransitive) To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

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Synonymes

kneeling

bowing down

bending down

Traductions

الركوع

knieend

kniend