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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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
She’s slouched on the couch, singing into a microphone; her brother is huddled over his laptop on the nearby desk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Unlike me, with my sad little balcony lined with wilted pots of herbs, he had proper outdoor space — and a neighbor whose blackberry bush slouched lazily over the fence, heavy with fruit.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
Nathalia, who was drifting in and out of consciousness, saw Ana Clara slouched on an adjacent stretcher as medics rushed around her.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
Dicey kept her feet on the dash, and her body slouched down.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
