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Meanings of crouching in английском
Synonyms
Examples for "crouched"
Examples for "crouched"
1
They crouched soundless and immobile for several long minutes, but nothing happened.
2
The crowd surged forward to meet it, short steps, crouched, weapons moving.
3
He ducked behind one of the sea chests and crouched there, quaking.
4
We crouched in a big trench in muddy water behind the bank.
5
Two of the aliens paddled while a third crouched in the bow.
1
The women huddled together in terror while the men seized their guns.
2
They've all been huddled in the room for the last several days.
3
The children huddled in the pantry, the strongest room in the house.
4
In response, an instant outcry of social media support huddled around Lee.
5
The dead leaves of her hopes were all huddled in the hollow.
1
Biologists later followed P-64's movements over several miles before it hunkered down.
2
He went into the main room and hunkered down beside the body.
3
The police approached Titus and Harry cautiously, hunkered low, their weapons raised.
4
Residents of large cities and small towns hunkered down against the storm.
5
Ianto hunkered down to check, and discovered a scattering of fine sand.
1
Biologists later followed P-64's movements over several miles before it hunkered down.
2
He went into the main room and hunkered down beside the body.
3
Residents of large cities and small towns hunkered down against the storm.
4
Ianto hunkered down to check, and discovered a scattering of fine sand.
5
Ralph is hunkered down next door in a state of abject terror.
Usage of crouching in английском
1
Here, crouching in the screening bushes, Bert placed the bomb in position.
2
The trap door was closed; Anita and I were crouching on it.
3
Then turning again to the crouching figure in the bushes, she said:
4
At this moment the child crouching in the snow began to sob.
5
He felt Fuzzy crouching in a tight frightened lump in his pocket.
6
The lean, brown Texans crouching in the shrubbery furnished a striking contrast.
7
Hetty came to a halt, crouching in the dusk against the wall.
8
But I leaped and struck a solid body, crouching in the doorway.
9
He is as dangerous as the crouching panther in its fearful leap.
10
Soon they came to the tree in which Sharp Tooth was crouching.
11
A long, wide body lowered itself a few inches, as if crouching.
12
The other boys, who had been crouching in the drove-way, rose up.
13
She stepped closer, crouching down to study the multitude of animal prints.
14
Take no counsel of crouching fear, God is abroad in the world.
15
One of them was crouching on the farther end of the plateau.
16
So Mun Bun kept very still, crouching down there in the box.
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Crouching through the time
Crouching across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common