slouched

verb

past tense of slouch
as in dragged
to move slowly slouched towards the church as if going to his own funeral

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Recent Examples of slouched The artist paired her boots with dark wash jeans that slouched above the shaft, a white top, jean jacket and brown shearling coat from Tod’s. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 July 2026 Jarvaise, wearing black shades, his shoulder-length hair combed back, sits slouched at the lower center of Taylor’s glowing, yellow canvas. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026 Sam slouched on the horse and looked long out upon this scene with his hollow eyes. — Literary Hub, 8 July 2026 Ellison, who is fifty-five, was slouched behind the wheel with the heater blowing on him. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Video of Dick slouched over on a Los Angeles sidewalk circulated quickly. — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026 Silk pajama pants slouched over Wales Bonner loafers. — Tyler Matthew Oyer feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 Some slouched in couch chairs, trading stories in a game of Dungeons & Dragons. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 Engage the core to help keep the lower spine curvature neutral and not rounded or slouched. — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouched
  1. dragged
  2. crawled
  3. shuffled
  4. crept
  5. poked
Verb
  • The public information request process dragged on for several months.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • According to Lupo, Boise’s above-average traffic congestion, coupled with a lack of economic diversity, dragged Boise’s score down in this category.
    — Hali Smith July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • Figures depicting the Pink Panther, Spider Man and the Minions have perched or crawled atop the Dome.
    — Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 31 July 2026
  • One of Thursday’s stations included the ‘Confidence Course,’ where campers crawled through tight spaces and wooden obstacles in their heavy gear.
    — Julianna Mejia July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of crawled
Verb
  • The Playoff remains parked at 12 teams, and some G6 conferences shuffled teams, now including North Dakota State and Sacramento State.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Black voters were shuffled around Houston, with much of the previous 9th Congressional District becoming the new 18th District.
    — Rahul Mukherjee, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • More three-safety personnel packages have crept onto the field lately, which have given veteran safety and free-agent addition Mike Brown some nickelback duties that usually fall to Marcus Jones.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026
  • As flames crept closer to Bordeaux, neighboring Spain also oversaw its own fire evacuations.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 July 2026
Definition of crept
Verb
  • Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Let sit at room temperature until buns are puffed and expanded to edges of muffin cups (dough will spring back when poked but hold a slight indentation), 25–35 minutes.
    — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of poked

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