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slouched

slouched is the simple past and past participle of slouch.

Meaning of slouch

Verb

slouch (third-person singular simple present slouches, present participle slouching, simple past and past participle slouched)

  1. (intransitive) To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
    • Do not slouch when playing a flute.
    Synonyms:
    stoop, droop, loll, slump
  2. (intransitive) To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
    • I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.
  3. (transitive) To cause to hang down or droop; to depress.
    • […] then he slouched his head down on the table and pretended to sleep.1896, Duncan Campbell Scott, In the Village of Viger, page 107
    Synonyms:
    sag

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Words that rhyme with slouched

Questions about slouched

What is slouched the simple past and past participle of?
Slouched is the simple past and past participle of slouch.

Words near slouched in the dictionary

  1. Slotwiner
  2. slotwise
  3. slouch
  4. slouch hat
  5. slouch hats
  6. slouched
  7. sloucher
  8. slouchers
  9. slouches
  10. slouchier
  11. slouchiest

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