With bated breath and crouching figures they stumbled across the garden, and gained the shelter of the hedge, which they skirted until they came to the gap which opened into the cornfield.
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Crouching
/ˈkɹaʊt͡ʃɪŋ/
Synonyms for "crouching" (37 found)
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11 entriescrouching behind covercrouching behind hedgecrouching figurecrouching formcrouching gaitcrouching positioncrouching posturecrouching stancecrouching tigerlow crouchtactical crouch
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He saw the old man and the young girl crouching over the blazing fire.
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Barrymore was crouching at the window, with the candle held against the glass.
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I stood alone, when lo, in Vesta's fane / I see Tyndarean Helen, crouching down. / Bright shone the blaze around me, as in vain / I tracked my comrades through the burning town.
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