stooping Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb bend one's back forward from the waist on down
   stoop; crouch; bend; bow.
   
   • he crouched down
   • She bowed before the Queen
   • The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse
2. verb debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
   stoop; condescend; lower oneself.
   
   • I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
3. verb descend swiftly, as if on prey
   stoop.
   
   • The eagle stooped on the mice in the field
4. verb sag, bend, bend over or down
   stoop.
   
   • the rocks stooped down over the hiking path
5. verb carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward
   stoop.
   
   • The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane
6. adjective satellite having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
   crooked; hunched; stooped; round-shouldered; round-backed.
   
   • a little oldish misshapen stooping woman

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