Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Leaning; bending forward and downward; hence, bent; bowed: as, stooping shoulders; a stooping figure.
- Yielding; submissive.
- In heraldry, swooping or flying downward as if about to strike its prey: noting a hawk used as a bearing. Also spelled
stouping .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
stoop .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Bending the body forward;
yielding ;submitting ;condescending ;inclining . - verb Present participle of
stoop .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
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Examples
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That's what I call stooping to new all-time-low levels of campaigning.
Fantastic! 2004
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You have missed the point and I chance regret in stooping to your level.
Back To The Future « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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You have missed the point and I chance regret in stooping to your level.
Back To The Future « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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At the start to walk stooping is rather a joke, but it is a joke that soon wears off.
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At the start to walk stooping is rather a joke, but it is a joke that soon wears off.
Down the Mine 1937
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He was so tall that he had to bend almost double in stooping under the canvas of the low tent.
A Little Bush Maid 1910
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"You'll know it when you see it, I guess" answered her aunt, again stooping over her preparations.
The Wide, Wide World 1892
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That is what I call stooping to pick up the fruit that has fallen. "
Orley Farm Anthony Trollope 1848
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But it does, and its energetic promoters, be they royal or not, deserve and get universal praise for "stooping" -- if it be stooping -- to any device of this kind needed to get the cash.
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Tom did it though; and notwithstanding that he has been described as stooping generally, he stood as upright then as man could stand.
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Sailors say such ships are “looming” over the horizon and sometimes report distortions that stretch or compress the images, making them “towering” or “stooping” mirages, respectively.
Walker 'stunned' to see ship hovering high above sea off Cornwall Ian Sample 2021
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Or, if you live somewhere with a “stooping” culture, you could just leave items on the curb with a “free” sign on them.
Rajiv Surendra’s New York Storage Space Is Curated Like a Museum 2024
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