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 Every few feet, the cats stopped and sat on their hindquarters, or crouched down out of sight. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Johansen, sporting an all-black outfit, crouches down next to him and sweetly rests her head on his shoulder. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 After getting broken to fall behind 2-4 in the third, Djokovic attempted to knock a ball back to the ball boy, who was crouched beside the umpire’s chair. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The image in question features Grande crouched on the ground while sucking a lollipop and loving a happy black dog. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for crouch

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So many of the crew members made the trek to Altadena that night and huddled off camera to watch Prince perform.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
After celebrating, a video posted by BBC Sport showed the Belgian squad huddling together to bask in their victory, before breaking out into dance.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of huddle

Verb

Risoli hunched down, ear pressed closer, to hear his soft sliver of a voice.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
As a producer hunched beneath the tank to show a service technician the filtration system over video call, a cleaning lady entered the room with machinery.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of hunch

Verb

With their three dogs in view, Prince Harry could be seen squatting and bracing for a big hug from Lili, who was running into his arms; while Meghan reached out for Archie who was running towards her.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
In live hitting situations and preseason games, a player who can squat 600 pounds for multiple reps will need to separate himself with his physicality.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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