slouched

verb

past tense of slouch
as in dragged
to move slowly slouched towards the church as if going to his own funeral

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Recent Examples of slouched Bichette, the bat taken out of his hand, slouched back to the bench. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Ellison, who is fifty-five, was slouched behind the wheel with the heater blowing on him. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Silk pajama pants slouched over Wales Bonner loafers. — Tyler Matthew Oyer feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 Engage the core to help keep the lower spine curvature neutral and not rounded or slouched. — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025 Some slouched in couch chairs, trading stories in a game of Dungeons & Dragons. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 The Grammy winner’s boots featured an over-the-knee design that slightly slouched around her thigh. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 Her wedge of baked Alaska slouched on the plate like a children’s book illustration meant to convey sadness. — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026 Video of Dick slouched over on a Los Angeles sidewalk circulated quickly. — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouched
  1. dragged
  2. crawled
  3. shuffled
  4. crept
  5. poked
Verb
  • When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike text or images, robotic manipulation data cannot be crawled from the internet.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of crawled
Verb
  • Sarah was sent to a mental hospital, and the boys were shuffled among family members, ending up with their penniless grandmother in Kentucky.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
  • As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • When the rain cleared, an American flag that covered most of the outfield was unfurled during the national anthem, and the fog slowly crept in.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Vozinha crept toward Messi, rather than wait on his back foot, and stuffed Messi’s right-footed shot.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of crept
Verb
  • But Ecuador’s Gonzalo Plata stuck up his left foot, just in front of Neuer, and poked the ball into the net.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026
  • In the third round, Magomedov poked Pereira in the eye, forcing a roughly two-minute pause, and still no point came off.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of poked

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