stoop
verb (used without object)
to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position.
stoops
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present tense formof stoop (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Harold’s people, like me, well they could be found daydreaming in cemeteries or sipping coffee on the stoops of abandoned houses.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
For the architects, the descending bleachers constitute a “reverse stoop,” another monumentalized form, this time of the brownstone stoops that are the front-row seats to Harlem’s street life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Kids race through the spray of a fire hydrant and families barbecue on their front stoops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
“They make a lot of noise, but they’re not too intimidating,” he said, adding that there were “a couple of stoops in there,” referring to a falcon’s hunting dive.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
When I go outside, everybody’s on their front stoops.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
