- present participle of squat.
squatting
Example Sentences
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Even as videos of his superhuman strength—showing him squatting, for example, 600 pounds—continue to circulate on YouTube.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
He says he’s squatting more than 500 pounds and lifting 110-pound dumbbells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The anti-apartheid campaigner came to the UK in the 1980s to avoid conscription to the "apartheid army" where he became part of the "anarchist squatting scene".
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
KeyBanc analyst Ashley Owens wrote in a Thursday noet that some Reddit reviews of a Valentine’s edition line of pants with a “scattered heart” pattern indicate that the fabric becomes see-through when bending and squatting.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
Here lies our comrade, Kemmerich, who a little while ago was roasting horse flesh with us and squatting in the shell-holes.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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