crouch´ing|ly

crouch´ing|ly
crouch «krowch», verb, noun.
–v.i.
1. to stoop low with bent legs like an animal ready to spring, or a person hiding: »

The cat crouched in the corner waiting for the mouse to come out of its hole. The boys crouched under a bush when we played hide-and-seek.

2. to shrink down in fear: »

The frightened girl crouched in the bushes to hide from the dog.

SYNONYM(S): cower.
3. to bow down in a timid or slavish manner; cringe. SYNONYM(S): grovel, crawl, fawn.
–v.t.
to bend low.
–n.
1. the act or state of crouching.
2. a crouching position.
[< Old French crochir become bent, crooked < croc hook < Germanic (compare Old Icelandic krökr)]
crouch´er, noun.
crouch´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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