Thesaurus results for CROUCHED

crouched

verb

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 Peters crouched down and used a little body language to try to coax the ball fair. —

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026 Brandon Wolf crouched in the corner of the nightclub bathroom for what felt like forever as gunshots rang out. —

Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026 Bindi, who won season 21 of the reality dance show with partner Derek Hough, smiled with her arm around Robert, who crouched down next to his dancing partner, Witney Carson. —

Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 At the final whistle, Pulisic crouched on the field, covered his face with his jersey and cried. —

Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 When one of them crouched to pet the Federicos’ dog Marshall, napping on the floor, Rob explained how Kong dog toys were invented. —

Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2026 Sam discovers the thing crouched over his new friend’s lifeless body, seemingly feeding off him. —

ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026 Journalists and other attendees can be seen crouched under tables as federal officers swarmed the ballroom. —

Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, attendees crouched for safety beside tables. —

Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouched

Verb

Her entire family gathered in her mother’s home, huddled around the television, the 72-year-old Bronzeville resident said.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
It is supposed to be a great beach party with a bonfire, but it gets rained out, and they are all huddled under an awning wearing too much body glitter and eating from a greige buffet.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 June 2026

Definition of huddled

Verb

Hernández could only watch the ball soar, hunched over.

— Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Deep passion for chess Russia has a deep and proud chess tradition, and amateurs can be seen hunched over boards on pavements and in parks at virtually all times of the year.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 June 2026