- present participle of squat.
Example Sentences
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Her early success "only intensified her commitment to stand by the common man - squatting with vendors, arriving wherever there was trouble, dressing simply and making it her hallmark style".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Not far away, a prominent Berom chief, Gyang D Gwong, complains that Fulanis are squatting on his community's land and it has become too dangerous to farm.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
KeyBanc analyst Ashley Owens wrote in a Thursday noet that some Reddit reviews of a Valentine’s edition line of pants with a “scattered heart” pattern indicate that the fabric becomes see-through when bending and squatting.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
It could involve kettle bells, dumbbells, walking lunges, pull ups, squatting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
Down the river was Notre Dame squatting against the night sky.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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