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 resulting footage was shared with Newsweek by Ring and makes for an uplifting watch with Sissy seen up on her hind legs, seemingly cuddling Jessica, who is crouched down to greet her. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 That draping also hid two separate puppeteers who crouched in-between the chair and the rig. Esther Kang, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 The dogs running underneath or a man crouching low could get through the oaks as easily as a bear. Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025 The executive was unable to run due to a prior injury so crouched down and began to scream, as did her friend, who also tried to film the incident. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crouch
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  • Another photo showed the three huddled underneath a white duvet in a large bed.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 11 May 2025
  • In what was their first meeting since the explosive Oval Office meeting in February, Trump and Zelensky huddled in close discussion without aides in the ornate surroundings of St. Peter’s Basilica, shortly before the service began.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • His parents, hunched over his stretcher, could not identify a glaring, inciting event.
    Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Chinese media reports have shown inmates hunched over sewing machines in a garment workshop in the sprawling facility.
    Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • The former Maryland standout squatted 665 pounds and power cleaned 365, according to Feldman.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
  • By the end of the piece, the old queen is squatting once more, deep like a tree trunk, her limbs shaking.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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