crouch
verb (used without object)
to stoop or bend low.
crouching
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present participleof crouch.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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She sort of darts into frame, or she’s crouching, even the movement of her hands as she’s reenacting what might have happened.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 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
Applegate was crouching at the scorer’s table waiting to be buzzed in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
As she was crouching, she lost her balance and fell.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Amazing, DeShon, crouching, balancing his right foot on his knee, slips his boot on just fine.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
