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Word entry · 6 letters

slouch

Best crossword clue

"Poor posture"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈslaʊ̯t͡ʃ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted chlosuStarts with SEnds with H1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To sit, stand, or walk with a drooping posture.

Word origin

Unclear. Perhaps from Middle English slugge, from Old Norse slókr (“lazy fellow”). See also Swedish sloka (“to slouch, wilt”), related to Swedish slak (“slack, soft and flexible”) and Latin laxus (“loose, slack”).

Used in a sentence

  • He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch.
  • The plant hung in a permanent slouch.
  • Do not slouch when playing a flute.

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