Crouching [verb]
Definition of Crouching:
stoop low; cringe
Synonyms of Crouching:
● Huddle
● Squat
● Hunch
● Cower
● Grovel
● Stoop
● Bend
● Wince
● Kneel
● Quail
● Duck
● Dip
● Bow
● Quat
Sentence/Example of Crouching:
Then crouching low, he crossed the room to where the strainer top of the sewer drain was placed in the concrete floor.
It is the picture of a girl, crouching in a kneeling position, all the agony of death showing clearly in her upturned eyes.
It means—'crouching down very closely on account of the pain.'
The Great Dane, crouching close and snarling, watched him as a cat watches a mouse.
With racing pulses, he lifted his eyes and saw a huge dog crouching in the path before him.
Surely a spoiled old man-child like the crouching figure yonder would exhaust the forbearance of Jizo Sama himself!
He leaped to the side of the crouching pilot, but his outstretched hands that clutched at the control stopped motionless in air.
Crouching as if I had given her a blow, she put her two hands out, shrieking faintly: 'Not that!
Round the principal fire several Chiefs were crouching and smoking silently.
As they flew, each rider swung lightly forward, lance level with thigh, shield over the crouching chest.