as in huddling
to lie low with the limbs close to the body
the cat crouched in the bushes, waiting for the right moment to pounce on the chipmunk
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Recent Examples of crouching
This may include defensive movements or acting submissively—tucking their tail between their legs, lowering their eyes or crouching to appear smaller.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
At last month’s hearing, prosecutors played surveillance footage from Mullins’ chambers that appeared to show the judge crouching behind his desk as a man identified as Stines shoots him multiple times.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Later he can be seen in what appears to be a hallway crouching on a piano.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
That will provide standing space for children, though, and will provide adults a little more headroom for crouching, whether to grab something out of the alcove, get changed, or otherwise stand on two feet inside.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Photos recently went viral of students crouching beneath their desks during a police operation on a nearby boulevard, where fleeing suspects tossed spikes onto the streets to puncture the tires of National Guard vehicles chasing them.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
The floor of the cave is uneven and rocky, with sections of the ceiling varying in height, making crawling or crouching necessary at times.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
At last month’s hearing, prosecutors played surveillance footage from Mullins’ chambers that appeared to show the judge crouching behind his desk as a man identified as Stines shoots him multiple times.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Later he can be seen in what appears to be a hallway crouching on a piano.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
That will provide standing space for children, though, and will provide adults a little more headroom for crouching, whether to grab something out of the alcove, get changed, or otherwise stand on two feet inside.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Photos recently went viral of students crouching beneath their desks during a police operation on a nearby boulevard, where fleeing suspects tossed spikes onto the streets to puncture the tires of National Guard vehicles chasing them.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
The floor of the cave is uneven and rocky, with sections of the ceiling varying in height, making crawling or crouching necessary at times.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Crouching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouching. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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