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crouching

ADJECTIVE
cringing
Synonyms




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About 40% of people in their 60s have some difficulty crouching, kneeling or stooping.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Video footage from the event showed senior administration officials and cabinet secretaries, including deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., crouching down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Now, when we approach kids crowding the sidewalk, a curbside puddle or a dog crouching to pee, I stop and extend my arm like Sir Walter Raleigh, offering Sarah the right of first passage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Applegate was crouching at the scorer’s table waiting to be buzzed in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

I think Pa just liked the way the Wildcat growled and rumbled like a crouching animal about to strike.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia


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