Thesaurus results for CROUCH

crouch

verb

ˈkrau̇ch

Definition of crouch

as in to huddle

to lie low with the limbs close to the body the cat crouched in the bushes, waiting for the right moment to pounce on the chipmunk

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Recent Examples of crouch Surveillance footage obtained by KABC allegedly shows Crowder crouching near an employee who was stocking shelves at the Big Sav Discount Store. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Body camera video of the July 2024 encounter showed Massey crouching in her kitchen and apologizing moments before Grayson shot her in the face. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Davis was captured on cell phone video, crouching over French’s body, hysterically telling responding cops to stay away from him. — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026 Ordinarily, Sinner attacks with explosive energy, crouching on his long legs before springing upward, his feet leaving the ground after each shot. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crouch

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Those awaiting hearings huddled under the building’s entrance to shield themselves from the rain.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Chopper 4 video showed police huddled around the main entrance of the high school.

— Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of huddle

Verb

Sandra Ogbebor hunches over her softly humming refrigerator and scours through bottles before finally yanking out an orange juice.

— Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
Once home, hunched over a Nespresso, Tracey attended to the buildup on her iPhone, saving Lois’s WhatsApp voice note till last.

— Helen Simpson, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of hunch

Verb

The footage, filmed in August at Changlu Tourism and Leisure Park in Guangdong Province, China, and obtained by Newsflare, shows a guest stepping onto a tortoise’s back and squatting on the reptile while holding a child.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026
When not giving water, Radha squatted under the awning of the vegetable-oil store next to the liquor shop.

— Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026

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