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crouchingly

crouchingly adverb: in a crouching manner; while crouched down; in a crouch.

Adverb

crouchingly (comparative more crouchingly, superlative most crouchingly)

  1. In a crouching manner; while crouched down; in a crouch.
    • Far away I saw a gaunt cat slink crouchingly along a wall, but traces of men there were none.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 239

Forms of crouchingly

comparativemore crouchingly
superlativemost crouchingly

Questions about crouchingly

What does crouchingly mean?
Crouchingly means in a crouching manner; while crouched down; in a crouch.
What part of speech is crouchingly?
Crouchingly is an adverb.

Words near crouchingly in the dictionary

  1. croucher
  2. crouchers
  3. crouches
  4. Crouchian
  5. crouching
  6. crouchingly
  7. crouchings
  8. crouchware
  9. crouchy
  10. croud
  11. Croudace Bay

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