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Definition of Slouching
1. a. Hanging down at the side; limp; drooping; without firmness or shapeliness; moving in an ungainly manner.
Definition of Slouching
1. Verb. (present participle of slouch) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slouching
1. slouch [v] - See also: slouch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slouching
Literary usage of Slouching
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"a slouching gait and sluggish habits. For a long period under the Assam Government,
the Miris managed to keep to themselves the entire trade between Assam ..."
2. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"A massive head, large and rather protruding eyes, lank hair, slouching ears, a
short neck, and broad shoulders, rather inclined to stooping, a long body, ..."
3. The London Medical Gazette (1850)
"... and ae some wen destroyed fresh masses formed by their side, wiik-h went
through the same process of slouching during two or three months. ..."
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