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I honestly think I've gotten taller since I started doing Pilates. And my posture is totally different - no more slouching!
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Meaning of "slouching" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOUCHING

slouching  [ˈslaʊtʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOUCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slouching is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLOUCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Long-term complications of standing

The long-term complications of standing are the conditions that may arise after prolonged time in standing position. To maintain health while standing, one should maintain Neutral Spine.

Definition of slouching in the English dictionary

The definition of slouching in the dictionary is sitting or standing with your head and shoulders bent, so that you look lazy and unattractive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLOUCHING


antipoaching
ˌæntɪˈpəʊtʃɪŋ
approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
catching
ˈkætʃɪŋ
Ching
tʃɪŋ
Chongqing
ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ
coaching
ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ
couching
ˈkaʊtʃɪŋ
fetching
ˈfɛtʃɪŋ
hoatching
ˈhəʊtʃɪŋ
itching
ˈɪtʃɪŋ
launching
ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ
matching
ˈmætʃɪŋ
overarching
ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ
scratching
ˈskrætʃɪŋ
searching
ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ
stitching
ˈstɪtʃɪŋ
stretching
ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ
teaching
ˈtiːtʃɪŋ
touching
ˈtʌtʃɪŋ
unreproaching
ˌʌnrɪˈprəʊtʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOUCHING

slotted spoon
slotter
slotting
slouch
slouch hat
slouched
sloucher
slouchier
slouchiest
slouchily
slouchiness
slouchingly
slouchy
slough
Slough of Despond
slough off
sloughy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOUCHING

aching
anything
bewitching
birdwatching
bitching
branching
English Language Teaching
enriching
eye-catching
far-reaching
geocaching
hatching
Kuching
penny-pinching
quenching
retching
scorching
screeching
squelching
twitching
whale watching

Synonyms and antonyms of slouching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLOUCHING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «slouching» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of slouching

Translation of «slouching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOUCHING

Find out the translation of slouching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slouching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slouching» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

懒散
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encorvarse
570 millions of speakers

English

slouching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

slouching
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التراخي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сутулый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

slouching
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

slouching
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affalé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slouching
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

slouching
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

前かがみの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

삐딱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slouching
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

slouching
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாய்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लेचिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hımbıl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dinoccolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slouching
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сутулий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slouching
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καμπουριάζετε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tafels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slouching
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slouching
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slouching

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOUCHING»

The term «slouching» is regularly used and occupies the 94.664 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOUCHING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slouching

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QUOTES WITH «SLOUCHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slouching.
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Sarah Rafferty
I honestly think I've gotten taller since I started doing Pilates. And my posture is totally different - no more slouching!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOUCHING»

Discover the use of slouching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slouching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American ...
Slouching Towards Gomorrah is a penetrating, devastatingly insightful exposé of a country in crisis at the end of the millennium, where the rise of modern liberalism, which stresses the dual forces of radical egalitarianism (the equality ...
Robert H. Bork, 2010
2
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
This collection of essays takes the reader on a psychological tour of the intense, wayward, violent, not a little crazy America of the 1960s.
Joan Didion, 2001
3
Slouching Toward Fargo:: A Two-Year Saga Of Sinners And St. ...
The author of Babes In Toyland describes his twoyear odyssey with the St. Paul Saints, a minor league baseball team, describing the outrageous exploits and adventures of a team, owned by comedian Bill Murray, made up of a motley assortment ...
Neal Karlen, 2000
4
Slouching Towards Kalamazoo: A Novel
Anthony's restless adolescent voice is perfectly suited to De Vries's blend of erudite wit and silliness—not to mention his fascination with both language and female anatomy—and it propels Slouching Towards Kalamazoo through theological ...
Peter De Vries, 2012
5
Slouching Towards Sirte: NATO's War on Libya and Africa
A comprehensive analysis, this book examines all the justifications and myths about the war on Libya and methodically dismantles them.
maximilian C. Forte, 2012
6
Slouching Toward Birmingham: Shotgun Golf, Hog Hunting, ...
In the vivid and outlandish tradition of Hunter S. Thompson, journalist Michael Swindle shares his most bizarre, laugh out loud accounts of his travels: cockfights in Cajun country and wild boar hunts in the Everglades; "hog dog" rodeo in ...
Michael Swindle, 2005
7
Slouching Toward Nirvana
in this place there are the dead, the deadly and the dying. there is the cross, the builders of the cross and the burners of the cross. the pattern of my life forms like a cheap shadow on the wall before me. my love what is left of it now ...
Charles Bukowski, 2009
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Filled with clinical vignettes that bring her writings to life, the book cognently addresses such disparate topics as diagnosis, the superego, and silence, as well as the important of spirituality.
Nina Coltart, 2000
9
Slouching Toward Adulthood: How to Let Go So Your Kids Can ...
Why are so many wunderkinds now s-l-o-w-l-y slouching toward adulthood? Panicked after reading that twenty-eight is the new nineteen, Sally Koslow—journalist and mother—searched for answers.
Sally Koslow, 2012
10
Slouching Toward Zion and More Lies
Included in the collection are The Rest of the Story, wherein the author retells select Biblical stories and parables supplying heretofore expurgated details with an exquisitely agonizing truth; Ten Mistakes God Made, which treats with ...
Robert Flynn, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOUCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slouching is used in the context of the following news items.
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Book World: 'The Dead Lands' by Benjamin Percy
The author of the werewolf thriller “Red Moon” and the gothic eco-thriller “The Wilding,” Percy joins a parade of contemporary writers slouching toward dystopia. «Washington Post, May 15»
2
Posture.io Is A Low Cost Hack To Stop Slouching At The Desk
And when you lean over, or you slouch, you're basically increasing the distance to the magnet. I can tell the angle as well. “Your goal is to keep your posture ... «TechCrunch, May 15»
3
Slouching Toward Versailles
PARIS — And so to Paris, where the Twitterverse is full of talk about the generational employment gap and the frustrated younger set. Yet paradoxically the ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
4
Slouching Towards Shabbat
It's not that I'm skipping it; for the past eight years, I've gone to services most Friday nights and many Saturday mornings. I buy a challah every week. «Jewish Daily Forward, Jan 15»
5
Top 4 reasons you should stop slouching
Good posture also helps to give you more energy because when you slouch, your ... But if ignored, you can create a permanent slouch that will just get worse as ... «OurWindsor.ca, Oct 14»
6
Slouching Toward a Budget
These months of committee hearings in the run-up to the next session of the Texas Legislature are like the dropping of a bomb. The hearings started, months ... «The Texas Observer, Sep 14»
7
Better Posture, Better Sex Life: Lower Energy Levels From …
Slouching can have an impact on our attitude and performance in various facets of life. Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist who's done research on body ... «Medical Daily, Sep 14»
8
Defiance: “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”
I must admit that I've become a little disappointed with Defiance over the course of this season. It started off well enough, turning into a resistance story with the ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Aug 14»
9
Is slouching making you sad?
New research reveals that slouching can make you sad and may even dumb ... we do is making us squishy in the middle, which makes slouching the default. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 14»
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Work Smarter: Unhunch! Slouching Is Making You Dumber
Researchers who study the link between posture and behavior say less attention has been paid to the potentially negative impact of slouching. But recent ... «New York Magazine, Jun 14»

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