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crouching
  • present participle of crouch.

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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

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

Then we saw one person crouching down on a small steep hill, and we immediately stopped and asked if the desert lilies were blooming.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

As she was crouching, she lost her balance and fell.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Not a nude, but a picture of her crouching in the garden, laughing as a butterfly flitted by.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby