Definition of "knelt" []

• A past tense and a past participle of kneel. (verb)

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• "Anyhow, as Kevin knelt and prayed, a blackbird mistook his outstretched hand for some kind of roost and swooped down upon it, laid a clutch of eggs in it and proceeded to nest in it as if it were the branch of a tree."
• "Then Martin knelt down, and instead of lacing the left shoe unlaced the right one, and inside the yellow slipper found the sixth key just under the instep."
• "He was holding the paper open in his hand, and without a word knelt down by the bed, offering it to her mutely."