Synonyms of squatting

squatting

verb

present participle of squat

as in crouching

to lie low with the limbs close to the body

a detective squatting to examine something on the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crouching
• huddling
• hunching
• scrunching
• couching
• hunkering (down)
• curling up
• squinching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squatting

With their three dogs in view, Prince Harry could be seen squatting and bracing for a big hug from Lili, who was running into his arms; while Meghan reached out for Archie who was running towards her. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

The Eras Tour performer is pictured squatting in her dreamy pink-and-white strapless gown by designer Markarian, offering a closer look at her teardrop earrings and classic low-bun updo. — Ashleigh Carter, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Hathaway stars as Penelope, Odysseus’ wife who’s stuck at home in Ithaca keeping the gluttonous suitors squatting in their castle at bay. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Experts warn some squatting incidents can involve more than simply occupying a vacant home. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

Across eight episodes, the roles and community of women, people of color and even those disabled by the war are explored within storylines about class politics, frontier corruption and land squatting on the Osage Reserve. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026

This can be avoided by squatting, stretching and loosening up your joints before jumping. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Corvette, particularly, feels outside of it all, as a woman who dreams of being a designer herself but is currently squatting in a closed fast food chicken shop and being haunted by a boulder of debt (like, literally). — ABC News, 20 May 2026

In a new technical blog, the company demonstrated Atlas rotating its torso 180 degrees, squatting to pick up a mini-fridge, and transporting it while dynamically adjusting to shifting internal weight. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026