slouches

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Pronunciation

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Noun

slouches noun

A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance“He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.”
Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.“The plant hung in a permanent slouch.”
Someone who is slow to act.
An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

Verb

slouches verb

To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture“Do not slouch when playing a flute.”
To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.“I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.”
To cause to hang down or droop; to depress.

Related terms

Synonyms

slump slouchy slumping slumps limps slumped crouches clumsiness slouch hat sluggish sluggard slacker sloppy slurring sluggishness hunched

Rhymes

couches grouches crouches pouches douches couch his couch is crouch is fouche is pouch is

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