slouch
verb (used without object)
to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
have slouched
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present perfectof slouch.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The overall effect of this is that, during the pandemic, American cities have slouched toward devolution, splitting into enclaves of prosperous, sedentary consumers and a hypermobile service sector that caters to their desires.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2020
The Titans could have slouched, sniped and sulked.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2016
"I would rather not," the young man muttered, and would have slouched off, but Wingrave caught him by the arm.
From The Malefactor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
The men got up sullenly and would have slouched out of the door but Peter closed it, put his back to it, and faced them.
From The Vagrant Duke by George Gibbs
In America he would have slouched at the heels of a stevedore—or any sort of a man who shuffles in his walk and smokes a short black pipe.
From Abroad with the Jimmies by Lilian Bell
