MEANING
To stand, sit, or move with the shoulders rounded and the upper body bent forward.
Use it for
Describe a rounded, drooping posture.Use the body’s dropped line to imply fatigue or reluctance without naming it.
Words that belong together
- slouch in a chair
- slouch forward
- a slouched posture
- slouched shoulders
On the page
He slouched at the end of the bench, chin nearly touching his chest.
Nearby words
Opposite meanings
Word forms
- Base
- slouch
- Past tense
- slouched
- Past participle
- slouched
- Present participle
- slouching
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- slouch
- Present continuous
- am/is/are slouching
- Present perfect
- have/has slouched
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been slouching
- Past
- slouched
- Past continuous
- was/were slouching
- Past perfect
- had slouched
- Past perfect continuous
- had been slouching
- Future
- will slouch
- Future continuous
- will be slouching
- Future perfect
- will have slouched
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been slouching
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
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Usage notes
Describes posture or gait; it may suggest fatigue, boredom, or dejection, but does not itself name an emotion.
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