slouching

verb

present participle of slouch
as in dragging
to move slowly slouched towards the church as if going to his own funeral

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Recent Examples of slouching Certain chairs can cause slouching overtime if not intended for work use, resulting in harming your body in the process. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Designed to prevent slouching, this cushion has a proprietary shape that fits the contour of your back. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 Adults are borrowing the idea to counter hours of sitting and slouching. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 Reducing Back Pain Hunching over a phone or slouching in a chair all day can create tension in the neck, shoulders, and back, Maher says. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 July 2026 Guests behave in much the same way, slouching on sofas after a day on the slopes, browsing the art books spread across tables in the main lounge, and helping themselves to something from the cake table. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 More a laundry tote, perhaps, than a proper hamper, but the canvas keeps this from any kind of slouching. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026 Poor Posture Poor posture, like slouching or hunching over a desk, puts constant stress on your muscles and joints. — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2026 Even factors as simple as lying in bed or slouching over can affect the nasal cycle. — Adam Taylor, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouching
  1. dragging
  2. crawling
  3. creeping
  4. shuffling
  5. poking
Verb
  • As mentioned previously, Babcock obstinately played a late-career Marleau in significant minutes during his time in Toronto with dragging results.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The officer ordered him to stop, but the man continued driving, dragging the officer a short distance.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of dragging
Verb
  • One of the groups was seen leaving about three hours afterward, according to the NYPD, while the second odd circumstance ended after individuals were seen crawling out and leaving in a vehicle more than two and a half hours after.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Nidhi imagined the baby crawling around in her mother’s body, desperately seeking the uterus, and, failing to find it in its proper place, quietly shrivelling up and dying.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of crawling
Verb
  • Audiences embraced the films for their creeping realism and slow-building scares, which transformed ordinary bedrooms, hallways and home security cameras into places where something terrifying might be lurking just outside the frame.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That has sent oil prices creeping higher for weeks, edging closer to $100 a barrel.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of creeping
Verb
  • Summary The Chicago Cubs are currently shuffling their infield due to Dansby Swanson's oblique injury, moving Nico Hoerner to shortstop and Pedro Ramírez to second base.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping your eye on Bredeson is as hard as tracking a ball beneath shuffling cups.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffling
Verb
  • Most of what’s actionable comes from the signal that might be poking through.
    — Ben Gretch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the shade of a dense forest canopy, Odette Kouakou paces through her grove of cocoa trees, snapping off dead leaves and poking the ripe yellow pods hanging down from the branches with a stick.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of poking

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“Slouching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slouching. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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