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falling to one's knees

falling to one's knees is the present participle and gerund of fall to one's knees.

Meaning of fall to one's knees

Verb

fall to one's knees (third-person singular simple present falls to one's knees, present participle falling to one's knees, simple past fell to one's knees, past participle fallen to one's knees)

  1. To collapse into a crouched kneeling position.
    • And then he dropped the pistol and fell to his knees and buried his face in his hands and began to cry violently, his shoulders heaving and his head bouncing and the exasperation of something having finally reached its end.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 30, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 161
  2. (Internet, figuratively) To be in disbelief, or despair.

Questions about falling to one's knees

What is falling to one's knees the present participle and gerund of?
Falling to one's knees is the present participle and gerund of fall to one's knees.

Words near falling to one's knees in the dictionary

  1. falling star
  2. falling stars
  3. falling through
  4. falling through the cracks
  5. falling to
  6. falling to one's knees
  7. falling to pieces
  8. falling to the ground
  9. falling together
  10. falling tone
  11. falling tones

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