crouches

present tense third-person singular of crouch
as in huddles
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 crouches This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025 This is all before Raleigh crouches behind the plate for roughly three hours, calling 150 pitches a night and manning a 13-person pitching staff’s stuff, repertoire, and personality. Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks huddles with his team during the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Jeanroy squats down, nudges Taïga aside, and starts digging with a cavadou—a sort of pick that resembles a very scary dental tool.
    Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Sinking the throttle forces the electric motor and engine to work together; the car then squats before alarmingly rocketing down the road while swapping cogs swiftly but smoothly.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • The clear formula is lightweight but substantial enough to create a cast that scrunches out softly, leaving hair touchable instead of stiff.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Hiddleston scrunches his eyes a bit at the statement.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Crouches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouches. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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