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crouching

ADJECTIVE
cringing
Synonyms




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The way I wrote it, I had her crouching over the pitcher and Anna Moench, as the main female writer on the show, was like, “Sonny, I don’t think you know this works.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Now, when we approach kids crowding the sidewalk, a curbside puddle or a dog crouching to pee, I stop and extend my arm like Sir Walter Raleigh, offering Sarah the right of first passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Applegate was crouching at the scorer’s table waiting to be buzzed in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

As she was crouching, she lost her balance and fell.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

I was in our house, crouching behind the birchwood cabinets.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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