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 Meanwhile, additional officers responded to Lexington Avenue and Olive Street nearby after a caller said a man crouching behind parked cars fired shots at a vehicle. — Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026 After his rep against defensive end Odafe Oweh, Tunsil grabbed his left arm and crouched in obvious pain. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 Those inside the room crouched down on the floor in the darkness, waiting for help for 30 minutes. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 The child folds over and crouches on the ground while the performance continues for several seconds. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for crouch

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Schottenheimer huddled the team up for a longer than usual postgame discussion because of the fights.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Once a fixture of the American experience, the custom of collectively huddling around the cathode-ray hearth has largely been supplanted by the isolationist practices of the smartphone era.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of huddle

Verb

Around him, some sixty-five people hunched over long tables lined with models of new vertical forests.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of hunch

Verb

For most of that session, Melton squatted behind the plate, sweating and catching bullpens for pitchers who had more experience and more college offers.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Working in strength coach Rusty Whitt’s demanding program, the 6-foot, 196-pound Jones also squatted and deadlifted 500 pounds.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

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