Definitions

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  • verb Present participle of crouch.
  • noun The action of the verb crouch.
  • adjective That crouches or crouch.

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Examples

  • "One of the most popular stalls at the festival is actually the West Coast whitebait another one is the huhu grub and we've also got the stall which they call crouching grasshoppers."

    unknown title 2009

  • The only problem was that the vines are very low to the ground and crouching is the method of choice for reaching the clusters.

    Bryan Calandrelli 2009

  • The only problem was that the vines are very low to the ground and crouching is the method of choice for reaching the clusters.

    Niagara Escarpment Wines 2009

  • The experimental device, unveiled Friday, is designed to support bodyweight, reduce stress on the knees and help people get up steps and stay in crouching positions.

    Robot News: “Honda Unveils Robot That Helps You Walk” « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2008

  • The only problem was that the vines are very low to the ground and crouching is the method of choice for reaching the clusters.

    Now We've Got the Niagara Escarpment Covered Too 2007

  • The only problem was that the vines are very low to the ground and crouching is the method of choice for reaching the clusters.

    LENNDEVOURS: 2007

  • Then there's crouching, which is often done with the head down, to hide behind something.

    weekly nathreee 2009

  • This called for light to climb by, since he relished a night on the ground inside the forest still less than he liked the idea of crouching helpless in the grass.

    Tunnel In The Sky Heinlein, Robert A. 1955

  • In listening to these works with their clumsy blocks of tone, their eternal sunless complaining, their lack of humor where they would be humorous, their lack of passion where they would be profound, their sardonic and monotonous bourdon, one is perforce reminded of the photograph of Reger which his publishers place on the cover of their catalogue of his works, the photograph that shows something that is like a swollen, myopic beetle with thick lips and sullen expression crouching on an organ-bench.

    Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers Paul Rosenfeld 1918

  • Although there is sometimes a difference I can see when we are both playing or training with her is that when by me she tends to be more playful and puppy like and when around my step dad she'll be more serious and give more submissive gestures such as crouching, keeping her tail low and licking him.

    Who's Your Daddy? 2009

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