kneeling/ˈniːlɪŋ/EtymologyFrom Middle English knelinge, kneweling, kneolunge, equivalent to kneel + -ing.kneeling means the act by which someone kneels. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.kneeling is pronounced /ˈniːlɪŋ/.nounThe act by which someone kneels.“A whole symbolic sexual order is obviously manifested in kneelings as positions of subordination[…]”