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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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
He crouches and points his long, camouflage-clad lens at a sudden frenzy of movement in the ferns beside the footpath.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
Dylan crouches over me, flicking my cheek with his hand.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
