crouching
Meaning of crouching
verb, gerund or present participle
- adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to avoid detection or to defend oneself.
we crouched down in the trench
Leo was crouched before the fire
late Middle English: perhaps from Old French crochir ‘be bent’, from croche (see crotch).
Information about crouching
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of crouching
crouch-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- crouching is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
crouching synonyms
Meaning crouched:
Meaning crouch down in fear:
Meaning bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner:
Meaning become or make smaller in size or amount:
Meaning crowd together; nestle closely:
Meaning crouch or squat:
Words that rhyme with crouching
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