Stooping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstuːpɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Stooping is an adjective meaning Bending the body forward in a submissive or weak manner.
Meaning
Bending the body forward in a submissive or weak manner.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of stoop
- The act of one who stoops.
Example Sentences
This place was returning to me a sense of my own motion through it, my stoopings into rooms, my pauses to judge the way.
Word Forms
- stoopings
Synonyms for stooping
Depending on context, synonyms include crooked, stooped, hunched, round-shouldered.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crooked, round-shouldered, hunched, profound, knee-crooking, stoopy.
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