to slouch
22
4.6
- verb
- /slaʊtʃ/
:
encorvarse
- Because I've just been tall for so long, I just slouch down all the time.
- tend to slouch
Brodish, you're slouching in the chair a little bit there.
- Brodish, you're slouching in the chair a little bit there.
- They're walking around, slouching, rounding their shoulders, keeping their heads down.
- What are the what's happening in the moments when you tend to slouch and wrap yourself up?
- defeated human being down to his ball. His shoulders were slouched, his head was down. He was slower than the other guys walking
- And one of the doll people slouching against the wall on my left turns its head haltingly on a stiff little neck and look straight at me.
Examples
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During the lecture, many students slouched in their seats, appearing disinterested.
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In contrast, control group participants continued to have frowns and slouched shoulders.
Academic text (2004) -
...you slouch all the time.
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Now, many of them do not even realize they slouch because it has become "natural" for them.
Academic text (2013) -
In the outer room, the two men, slouching, came to their feet.
Fiction book (1990) -
We sat in the front row of the movie theater, slouched in my seat to make myself less visible.
Academic text (2018) -
You're definitely right about, like, slouching more, being more natural.
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With every word the teacher uttered, I slouched down in my seat a little bit more.
Blog text (19) -
The top is down on the car, and Thelma is slouched on the seat, her hair blowing wildly.
Fiction book (1991) -
Toby's back is to the door, and he slouches deeper into the booth, praying that he won't be seen.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
418
1.5
To bend or rest at an angle against something
194
1.0
To lean forward at the waist
55
4.0
To sit down or fall forward suddenly and heavily
32
4.1
To sit or lie with arms and legs spread out
22
3.9
To bend down and hang limply because of being tired or without water
19
2.8
To bend downward because of weight or weak support
17
4.2
Bend forward with rounded shoulders and back
5
7.0
To sit or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
5
3.8
Lie or sit with arms and legs spread out and relaxed
2
4.4
Bend your upper body forward and round your shoulders, often when you feel cold or tired
To hang lower because of weight or loss of support
Antonyms
Compounds
How Upright
22
4.6
51
4.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slouch comes from the same idea of 'drooping' or 'hanging down', so to slouch is to sit, stand, or move with your shoulders and head bent forward.