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 The first showed him walking hand-in-hand with his sons, and the second showed Jack crouched down in a church pew as one of his sons played with toys, surrounded by coloring books and stickers. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 June 2026 Bystander video captured the sound of at least seven shots and showed people crouching and running for cover. — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 15 June 2026 Peters crouched down and used a little body language to try to coax the ball fair. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026 Bystander video captured the sound of at least seven shots and showed people crouching and running for cover. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for crouch

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Locals have spotted groups of people in Korea jerseys huddled together, trying to decide what to order at In-N-Out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
The two men later huddled, in an encounter that hasn’t previously been reported.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of huddle

Verb

Once again, Walker Kessler sat hunched forward, ears and eyes intently locked onto the person whose words would change his life.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Mari-Carmen Sanchez-Morris, a former nurse and women’s health and fitness coach, told Patient that hunching is the biggest pitfall.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of hunch

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Across eight episodes, the roles and community of women, people of color and even those disabled by the war are explored within storylines about class politics, frontier corruption and land squatting on the Osage Reserve.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
This can be avoided by squatting, stretching and loosening up your joints before jumping.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

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