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Rarestooping
The correct spelling is stooping.
How to pronounce stooping
/ˈstuːpɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈstuːpɪŋ/
Say it like: Stoo-pin-g
The correct spelling is stooping. To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch. For example: "He stooped to tie his shoe-laces."
Usage Examples
“He stooped to tie his shoe-laces.”
“Can you believe that a salesman would stoop so low as to hide his customers' car keys until they agreed to the purchase?”
“to stoop a cask of liquor”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
- 2.To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
- 3.Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
- 4.To cause to incline downward; to slant.
- 5.To cause to submit; to prostrate.
noun
- 1.The act of one who stoops.
adjective
- 1.Bending the body forward; yielding; submitting; condescending; inclining.
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