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stooping

2 syllables
adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, stooping means bending the body forward in a submissive or weak manner. As a noun, it means the act of one who stoops.

Meanings of stooping

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Bending the body forward in a submissive or weak manner.

  2. Having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

    “a little oldish misshapen stooping woman”

    Similar: hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, crooked

verb

Present participle of stoop

noun

  1. The act of one who stoops.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
hunchedround-backedround-shoulderedstoopedcrooked

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