crouched

past tense of crouch
as in huddled
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 crouched Finally, the day arrived, and my friend Kelly Curtis and then-girlfriend Nancy Wilson were crouched behind the camera with Amy. Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025 Right then, crouched on the floor of MacDowell’s Cheney studio, Luise discovered a whole new way of working. Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025 Cora was crouched next to the oven when Sam found her. Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025 In a video shared by media agency Nashville Experience on Instagram, Urban crouched down to ask a fan her name while interacting with the crowd, but was caught off guard by her response. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2025 Allsup, crouched in a small crate, looked quietly apprehensive. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025 The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025 In one instance, a colleague entered Aber’s office to find an inmate crouched under his desk, according to an affidavit filed against Aber in the criminal case. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025 Another photo from the roundup saw the Voyeurs actress crouched down while wearing a sheer beige top. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouched
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  • Late Friday night, a few dozen Toronto Blue Jays fans huddled outside Rogers Centre, listening to Sportsnet commentator Buck Martinez on the speakers.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • In the weeks that followed, Farber and his teammates huddled, brainstorming ways to support Ben.
    Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His hands were cragged and bent from arthritis and years hunched over a keyboard.
    Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Sean Grayson, 31, sat in the courtroom hunched in his chair and appeared to plug his ears during the part of the video that included audio of shots being fired at Massey.
    Selina Guevara, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Crouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouched. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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