The Only Use
genuflect
in
The Bluest Eye
(Edited)
- Black boys didn't trip her in the halls; white boys didn't stone her, white girls didn't suck their teeth when she was assigned to be their work partners; black girls stepped aside when she wanted to use the sink in the girls' toilet, and their eyes genuflected under sliding lids.
Chpt 3genuflected = dipped
Definitions:
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(1)
(genuflect as in: genuflect before entering the pew) to demonstrate respect by bending a knee to the ground
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(2)
(genuflect as in: genuflected in a letter of apology) to grovel (show excessive deference or servile respect)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)