slouch
verb (used without object)
to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
slouched
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past participleof slouch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof slouch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
slouchverb (used without object)to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
Example Sentences
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This is no secret to my forbearing friends who slouched in theater seats next to me during, say, every Paul W. S. Anderson-directed disaster in the “Resident Evil” series.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
In a laboratory study, participants who sat upright reported more positive feelings and performed better during a task involving risk and reward than participants who slouched or sat in the control condition.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
While going down a TikTok rabbit hole on car tech, she was alarmed by one clip in which a woman of similarly short stature said her car decelerated after she briefly slouched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He headed to his downbeat captain Harry Brook, who was slouched by the boundary edge.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Uncle Jet was looking at the ground beside her, his head slouched in between his shoulders like a turtle’s.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
