[
US
/ˈstupt/
]
[ UK /stˈuːpt/ ]
[ UK /stˈuːpt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
a little oldish misshapen stooping woman
How To Use stooped In A Sentence
- I stooped down to try and see through the _rahar_ who was there but the crop was so thick that I could see nothing; so I climbed up the mowah tree to look. Folklore of the Santal Parganas
- He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries.
- An elderly woman was standing behind him, frail and stooped, her thinning silver hair as light as goose down. AMAGANSETT
- The Doctor stooped and picked it up. The Story of Doctor Dolittle
- Morgan almost stooped in mid-stride causing the horse to shy away.
- The shabby man stooped and took off his boots. What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story
- I had an apple with me in my hand, and as I stooped to drink I thrust it deep into the pocket of my ulster to be safe. Movie Night
- He stooped under the low beam.
- I was then only seven or eight, and can only remember a kindly man with sparkling eyes who stooped low to talk to me.
- Instinctively Loretta stooped down to pick it up.