squat
verb (used without object)
to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
are squatting
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present progressiveof squat.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Not far away, a prominent Berom chief, Gyang D Gwong, complains that Fulanis are squatting on his community's land and it has become too dangerous to farm.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
The articles read like the work products of newspaper guys trying and failing to mimic the tone of the beloved website on which they are squatting.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2020
He and five other men are squatting there now.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2019
Refugee camps in Bangladesh have filled beyond capacity, and tens of thousands are squatting in the open.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2017
About four o’clock in the morning we reach a record: all eleven men, guards and visitors, are squatting outside.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
