stoop
verb (used without object)
to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position.
have been stooping
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present perfect progressiveof stoop.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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John must have been stooping over the German like that.
From The Romantic by May Sinclair
"I have been stooping packing up—that is all."
From Daisy Burns (Volume 2) by Julia Kavanagh
Gratian must surely have been stooping over the fire, for her face was red, almost swollen, and her eyes looked as if she had scorched them.
From Saint's Progress by John Galsworthy
Mr. Sleuth must have been stooping down, for his tall, lank form had been quite concealed till he stepped forward from behind the low wall on to the flagged path leading to the front door.
From The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes
Lumbago will develop in men who have been stooping much, especially for heavy lifting, or in women who scrub or have to stoop much while cleaning, dusting and the like.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
