Thesaurus / crouching
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synonyms for crouching
- abject
- beggarly
- brown-nosing
- complacent
- compliable
- compliant
- cringing
- deferential
- enslaved
- fawning
- flattering
- ingratiating
- kowtowing
- menial
- obeisant
- oily
- parasitic
- parasitical
- prostrate
- respectful
- servile
- slavish
- sneaking
- sniveling
- spineless
- stipendiary
- subject
- submissive
- subordinate
- subservient
- sycophantic
- toadying
- unctuous
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How to use crouching in a sentence
Then crouching low, he crossed the room to where the strainer top of the sewer drain was placed in the concrete floor.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSIt is the picture of a girl, crouching in a kneeling position, all the agony of death showing clearly in her upturned eyes.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSIt means—'crouching down very closely on account of the pain.'
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 1 (OF 7) -- ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE; MINOR POEMSGEOFFREY CHAUCERThe Great Dane, crouching close and snarling, watched him as a cat watches a mouse.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSWith racing pulses, he lifted his eyes and saw a huge dog crouching in the path before him.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSSurely a spoiled old man-child like the crouching figure yonder would exhaust the forbearance of Jizo Sama himself!
THE DRAGON PAINTERMARY MCNEIL FENOLLOSAHe leaped to the side of the crouching pilot, but his outstretched hands that clutched at the control stopped motionless in air.
ASTOUNDING STORIES, MAY, 1931VARIOUSCrouching as if I had given her a blow, she put her two hands out, shrieking faintly: 'Not that!
THE CIRCULAR STUDYANNA KATHARINE GREENRound the principal fire several Chiefs were crouching and smoking silently.
THE BORDER RIFLESGUSTAVE AIMARDAs they flew, each rider swung lightly forward, lance level with thigh, shield over the crouching chest.
GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVISWORDS RELATED TO CROUCHING
- abject
- beggarly
- brown-nosing
- complacent
- compliable
- compliant
- cringing
- crouching
- deferential
- enslaved
- fawning
- flattering
- ingratiating
- kowtowing
- menial
- obeisant
- oily
- parasitic
- parasitical
- prostrate
- respectful
- servile
- slavish
- sneaking
- sniveling
- spineless
- stipendiary
- subject
- submissive
- subordinate
- subservient
- sycophantic
- toadying
- unctuous
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.