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stooping

[ US /ˈstupɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /stˈuːpɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
    a little oldish misshapen stooping woman

How To Use stooping In A Sentence

  • But the boy Mohammed being by me objurgated-for I remarked in him a jaunty demeanour combined with neglectfulness of ceremonies-saluted it sulkily, muttering the while hints about the holiness of his birthplace exempting him from the trouble of stooping. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah
  • Stooping, I lifted the belt, ornamental silver medallions that tinkled faintly together like coins of small denominations. I'LL TAKE YOU THERE
  • The MiGs dropped like hawks stooping on their prey, four silver-gray aircraft with backswept delta wings. Carrie
  • The man, half stooping, caught the woolen bashlik that had fallen from his head. The Centaur
  • Help may also be had through physiotherapy, advice on improving the posture, use of a soft surgical collar, advice on avoiding bending or stooping and on how best to carry weights.
  • Her white foot was on the very step beside his head, and she was stooping to touch him with her white hand, when the little bell in the dortoir rang to rouse the brothers for Prime. A River So Long
  • I did put out a quiver-tip, which rocked back and forth like a blade of grass bowing and stooping before the wind.
  • He set down the caba containing his instruments, and medicaments, adjusted his glasses, and stooping over, intently studied the wound made by the cobra. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring
  • A stooping, dispirited Adam and a wistful Eve walk slowly through a lush garden with gravid fruit trees and a profusion of animals, as a flaming red cherub, his sword raised, glowers against a possible return.
  • During the Brixton riots inquiry in 1981 his tall, stooping figure appeared regularly on television.
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