crouch
verb (used without object)
to stoop or bend low.
crouches
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present tense formof crouch (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Holding a glass jug, Jorge Velazco Rocha crouches before a contraption of wooden barrels stacked in cascading fashion at his roadside tavern along the scrubby flanks of the Volcán de Colima.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The woman crouches, coaxing the animal with sweet compliments and a stick of sugarcane she brought with her.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
He crouches unusually low in the ring to maintain his balance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
On the other end of the spectrum crouches The Liver King, the subject of a recently debuted episode of Netflix’s “Untold” sports documentary series.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2025
At the remark, both of his siblings sank into defensive crouches and began to whimper.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
