Used in a Sentence

crouching

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for crouching.

Editorial note

The woman on a tricycle is also pretty good, I thought she was crouching at first glance.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The action of the verb crouch.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of crouching gathered in one view.

noun

The action of the verb crouch.

adjective

That crouches or crouch.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for crouching.

Example sentences

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The woman on a tricycle is also pretty good, I thought she was crouching at first glance.

2

It's like trying to get several feet of air by crouching down and hitting the ground with a hammer.

3

There's also the wear and tear on your body from crouching over someone with vibrating tools.

4

As you age it get's harder and harder to be constantly crouching down and contorting yourself into those hard to reach areas.

5

But in an FPS this is usually just a question of crouching or not.

6

As for being stealthier… Windows can be cut stealthily, and crouching by a door for five minutes looks rather suspicious by itself.

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Which is a pretty big feat by itself in a time when most people were afraid of standing up from their crouching positions.

8

Once I got to the second screen, crouching and shooting one of the guards prevented me from getting back up.

9

I'm glad you're at least not crouching in front of a small laptop in a cafe.

10

You have the heart of a tiger mixed with a crouching dragon.

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Ang Lee, the Taiwanese film director and screenwriter that directed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Life of Pi, discusses his struggles to break into film.

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I will be the first to buy console which offers me to do some real jumping and crouching in the FPS.

Quote examples

1

Also it suggest to "duck out of", ie avoid, something or just to "duck", ie dodge by crouching or bending down.

2

But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” This text was composed into its current long after the mythical-or-real Cain existed, and probably written down only centuries after that.

Proper noun examples

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Zhang Ziyi is an amazing actress and the world knows this because of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', though 'Rush Hour 2' was really good, as you said.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use crouching in a sentence?

The woman on a tricycle is also pretty good, I thought she was crouching at first glance.

What does crouching mean?

The action of the verb crouch.

What part of speech is crouching?

crouching is commonly used as noun, adjective.