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Meanings of crouching in English

Crouched.

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Usage of crouching in English
1
Here, crouching in the screening bushes, Bert placed the bomb in position.
The High School Boys' Fishing Trip
2
The trap door was closed; Anita and I were crouching on it.
Brigands of the Moon
3
Then turning again to the crouching figure in the bushes, she said:
Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes; Or, The Quest of a Summer Vacation
4
At this moment the child crouching in the snow began to sob.
The Nameless Castle
5
He felt Fuzzy crouching in a tight frightened lump in his pocket.
Star Surgeon
6
The lean, brown Texans crouching in the shrubbery furnished a striking contrast.
The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty
7
Hetty came to a halt, crouching in the dusk against the wall.
Hetty Wesley
8
But I leaped and struck a solid body, crouching in the doorway.
Brigands of the Moon
9
He is as dangerous as the crouching panther in its fearful leap.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
10
Soon they came to the tree in which Sharp Tooth was crouching.
Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant: His Many Adventures
11
A long, wide body lowered itself a few inches, as if crouching.
In the night room: a novel
12
The other boys, who had been crouching in the drove-way, rose up.
Esther Waters
13
She stepped closer, crouching down to study the multitude of animal prints.
Big sky standoff
14
Take no counsel of crouching fear, God is abroad in the world.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, ...
15
One of them was crouching on the farther end of the plateau.
The Adventures of Captain Horn
16
So Mun Bun kept very still, crouching down there in the box.
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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