Antonyms for crouched
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : krouch |
| Phonetic Transcription : kraʊtʃ |
Definition of crouched
Origin :- late 14c., probably from Old French crochir "become bent, crooked," from croche "hook" (see crochet). Related: Crouched; crouching. As a noun, from 1590s.
- verb stoop low; cringe
- She crouched at my feet covering her face with her long hair.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- Low she crouched, and her call to Lauzanne was but a joyous whisper.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Before it, on a log of wood, sat or crouched a human figure.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- Dick obeyed, and he crouched by the side of Warner and Pennington.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- I slipped into the drawing-room and crouched behind a chair.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- She had leapt as the deer leaps, and crouched, still as any deer.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- When he caught sight of us he put out his lamp and crouched down on the ground.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Or, crouched on the bank of a frog-pond, we tickled frogs with straws.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
- Crouched in a corner of the fence, he waited perhaps for half-an-hour.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- He crouched down on the lip of the cave and gazed out on the world.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
Synonyms for crouched
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