stoop
verb (used without object)
to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position.
stooped
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past participleof stoop.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 stoop.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stoopverb (used without object)to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position.
Example Sentences
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Ibrahim Said stooped to head in his first goal for the club before Elliott Watt capitalised on a mistake from Kasper Schmeichel.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
The name "chikungunya" comes from the Kimakonde language, meaning "that which bends up," a reference to the stooped posture caused by the severe joint pain that often accompanies the infection.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2025
I stooped to embrace him and told him what I’d needed to hear as a boy.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
He always wore "a cocked hat, buckles at the knees and shoes, as well as a cross-handled cane, over which he stooped in his gait".
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
When her long dress flapped dangerously close to the flames, Liyana stooped to pull it back, but Poppy said, “She knows what she’s doing.”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
