crouching

verbstoop low; cringe

Synonyms for crouching

verb stoop low; cringe

Antonyms for crouching

obsequious

adjective. groveling, submissive

Word Origin & History

late 14c., probably from Old French crochir "become bent, crooked," from croche "hook" (see crochet). Related: Crouched; crouching. As a noun, from 1590s.

Example Sentences forcrouching

Still his bullets fell in the center of the crouching party.

Crouching low in the shade of a clump of bushes, Grant stole toward the spot.

He had been crouching for a spring at the moment when his master caught him.

But when I came to cross the road no crouching or gliding would do.

Hilary thrust Joan suddenly behind him; crouching like a cat.

There came a clanging of grapnels on the rail over the crouching defenders.

A great tabby cat, crouching at a corner of the counter, watched her as she slept.

And crouching down he stretched out his arms and felt about him.

Even the blind beggars, crouching under the town walls, were silent.

Grace, crouching on the stairs, noticed the change in her uncle's voice as he answered.

crouching

Synonyms for crouching

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More words related to crouching

cringing

obsequious