crouching

Collocations

5

ADJ.

behind, dark, menacing, next, over, still, young

VERB + CROUCHING

crept, figure, forward, saw, tried, weather

CROUCHING + NOUN

bushes, dragon, floor, grass, tiger, window

PREP.

down, in, into, on

ADV.

then

Definitions

noun

1

The action of the verb crouch.

[…] so this gathering of rabbits in the dark, beginning with hesitant approaches, silences, pauses, movements, crouchings side by side and all manner of tentative appraisals, slowly moved, like a hemisphere of the world into summer, to a warmer, brighter region of mutual liking and approval, until all felt sure that they had nothing to fear.

adj

1

That crouches or crouch.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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[…] so this gathering of rabbits in the dark, beginning with hesitant approaches, silences, pauses, movements, crouchings side by side and all manner of tentative appraisals, slowly moved, like a hemi

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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03

He saw the old man and the young girl crouching over the blazing fire.

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04

Barrymore was crouching at the window, with the candle held against the glass.

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In spite of the warm weather he was crouching over a fire, and the little room was like an oven.

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Sami was crouching down.

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