SLOUCHING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

slouching

verb

present participle of slouch

as in dragging

to move slowly slouched towards the church as if going to his own funeral

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Recent Examples of slouching California shouldn’t be complacent, but the state isn’t slouching on preparation, or resolve. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Sporting a salt-and-pepper beard, Badio appeared frail during Monday’s proceedings, slouching to one side in his wheelchair. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 Combining three of the season's biggest trends -- slouching, croc embossing and suede -- this boot is sure to grace the feet of the most stylish shoe lovers in the know. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Certain chairs can cause slouching overtime if not intended for work use, resulting in harming your body in the process. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Designed to prevent slouching, this cushion has a proprietary shape that fits the contour of your back. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 Adults are borrowing the idea to counter hours of sitting and slouching. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 Reducing Back Pain Hunching over a phone or slouching in a chair all day can create tension in the neck, shoulders, and back, Maher says. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 July 2026 Guests behave in much the same way, slouching on sofas after a day on the slopes, browsing the art books spread across tables in the main lounge, and helping themselves to something from the cake table. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

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Count seats against your guest list, then throw down floor cushions or a blanket pile instead of dragging in extra chairs.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Plus, because most wide-legs have longer inseams, a low heel prevents them from dragging on the ground.

— Eva Thomas, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of dragging

Verb

Prior to then, traffic was seen crawling on the eastbound side of the bridge heading into the city.

— Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
At the hospital, an insect fell from the girl’s shoe, and a staffer saw a cockroach crawling on her, the district attorney’s office said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of crawling

Verb

Gusts of more than 60 mph are possible in parts of the Outer Banks with 40 to 50 mph gusts creeping toward the Interstate 95 corridor in North Carolina and southern Virginia.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Graduate unemployment is at 23 percent, white-collar job growth has slowed to a creeping one percent this year, and nearly a quarter of Indians between the ages of 15 and 29 are not in employment, education, or training programs.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of creeping

Verb

The Current traded away some assets while shuffling stars like Michelle Cooper, Temwa Chawinga and Lorena in and out of the lineup.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
And for a quarterback whose superpower involves shuffling through collapsing pockets, scrambling through squalor, throwing off any and every platform — such a question was warranted.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shuffling

Verb

My physical study, on the floor, poking at what was there in the open field of the air, led to newfound levels of learning to process, in poems on the page, where my initial feelings of hunger came from.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
In a recent interview with OutKick Dropkick, Hefner was already poking the bear in hopes of getting eyes on his event.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of poking

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