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slouching

UK
/ˈslaʊtʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈslaʊtʃɪŋ/

Translations

slouchingnoun
UK
/ˈslaʊ.tʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈslaʊ.tʃɪŋ/
Gerund form functioning as an uncountable noun meaning the act or habit of slouching.
slouchinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈslaʊtʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈslaʊtʃɪŋ/
Used attributively or predicatively to describe someone or something with a drooping posture.
He had a slouching posture that made him look shorter.
У него была сутулая осанка, из-за которой он казался ниже ростом.
Synonyms
stooped
hunched
slumped
bent
drooping
slouchverb

slouching

Gerund

slouched
Past Simple
slouched
Past Participle
slouching
Gerund
UK
/slaʊtʃ/
US
/slaʊtʃ/
He tends to slouch when he sits at his desk.
Он склонен сутулиться, когда сидит за своим столом.
Additional translations
горбиться
Synonyms
stoop
hunch
slump
loll
droop

Definitions

slouchingnoun
The act or habit of sitting, standing, or moving with a drooping, careless posture.
Prolonged slouching can lead to chronic back pain.
slouchinggerund / present participle
Having a drooping or lazy posture.
The slouching teenager was reprimanded by his teacher for not sitting up straight in class.
slouchverb
To sit, stand, or walk with a drooping posture.
He tends to slouch in his chair during meetings.
To move or walk in a lazy, drooping way.
She slouched into the room, clearly exhausted from the day's work.
To cause (part of the body, especially the shoulders) to droop or bend forward.
He slouched his shoulders and stared at the floor.
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