- present participle of stoop.
stooping
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About 40% of people in their 60s have some difficulty crouching, kneeling or stooping.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
DNA is a snooty aristocrat, never stooping to engage in day-to-day tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
“We’re fortunate to live in New York, where stooping is a thing,” Slocum said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
A run of six innings without a half-century is the longest since the tail end of his captaincy, stooping to a nadir with his reverse scoop at Jasprit Bumrah in the first innings in Rajkot.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024
He surveyed the green lawn, quickly but thoroughly, stooping often to the earth.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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