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verb

ˈstüp How to pronounce stoop (audio)
Definition of stoopnext
as in to disgrace
to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity the debate would be more enlightening if both sides didn't stoop to name-calling

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stoop

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noun

as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building the stoop at the front entrance is just big enough to shield a resident from the elements as he fumbles for his keys

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Recent Examples of stoop
Verb
But Popes don’t generally stoop to Tolkien-quote battles with those who dislike them, so why now? — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026 Sharan enlisted Joshy’s architecture practice, Naked Volume, to handle his site, which already had a small, stooping home on its grounds. — Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2026
Noun
Set on a sunny stoop and water when the soil dries. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026 Back in Toronto, June finds a jar of organic Pearl Girl honey on her front stoop. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stoop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoop
  1. disgrace
  2. porch
  3. shame
  4. deign
  5. condescend
  6. humble
Verb
  • Social media users have critiqued her body both when with and without child and have accused her of disgracing the image of Black women.
    — Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026
  • Getty Images Six years after disgraced former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan by private jet, hidden inside an audio equipment case, few expected his name to dominate another Nissan shareholders' meeting.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of disgrace
Noun
  • On the Fourth of July, Evaniel Johnson said his family had gathered on his back porch in Nashville to play cards.
    — TRAVIS LOLLER, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • The porch provides shelter from the elements and frames views of the water and the ruins of an old masonry boathouse that dominate the vista.
    — Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of porch
Verb
  • But because there are rules and codes that have to be honored to make sports work, the transgressors typically are penalized or at least shamed for doing so.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Last year, a judge threw out the accusations of body shaming following a motion from Lizzo’s team that argued that events like the nude show outings were protected free speech as part of the creative process.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Definition of shame
Verb
  • Yet these were only the fouls for which the referee deigned to blow his whistle.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • This year, Putin shared the stage with the presidents of Uzbekistan and Tanzania, the only heads of state who’d deigned to come.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Definition of deign
Verb
  • Which raises questions about the unwittingly condescending cheers.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Glassman has a reputation for being nasty and condescending to residents who disagree with him.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
Definition of condescend
Verb
  • Watching a mother turtle haul herself ashore under a canopy of stars to lay her eggs is a truly primal and humbling sight.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
  • But Hanley is humbled by the amount of love people have for Josie and the Pussycats amid its 25th anniversary and how the fan community rallied around her.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of humble

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