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 mother laughed, which made the girl slouched sullenly on her Icelandic glance back, and her mother brushed a hand over her face. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 At Dolce Vita, the in-demand Romie boots are back in stock in a gorgeous chocolate suede that's slightly slouched to pair with your favorite jeans. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouched
  1. dragged
  2. crawled
  3. shuffled
  4. crept
  5. poked
Verb
  • Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • As Findley dragged the driver from the truck, Deputy Chase Blatt, driving north on I-35, saw the fire and the driver being pulled from the truck.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • In a historic first, two olive ridley sea turtles crawled out of the sea within the second week of September and laid their eggs in pits of sand in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The technology isn’t perfect, Walsh said; if Gus had crawled beneath a bush to sleep, the camera wouldn’t necessarily find him.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of crawled
Verb
  • The longtime headquarters of CBS News’s most hallowed properties—60 Minutes and Inside Edition—was recently hollowed out in a Paramount acquisition that saw personalities and producers shuffled to a center across the street.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The dispute has caused confusion for over a million potential voters who could be shuffled among districts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • Orange is 5-0 for the first time since 2017 and has also crept into the final spot of The Times’ top 25 rankings for the Southland.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Twisty the clown crept around, Rubber Man made a second appearance, and black dahlias festooned every table.
    — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of crept
Verb
  • Gray-green eyes poked up from its small, round shell, which was the color of sand, and its legs made a soft, scuttling sound.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Flip and continue to cook until the flesh begins to flake when poked with a fork, 1 to 2 minutes.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of poked

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“Slouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slouched. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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