squatting

Speech parts

1. squatting - Noun

2. squatting - Verb

Derived from squat

Meaning

of Squat

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

squat knee bend crouch occupation housing residence settle sitting colonization settling dwelling habitation lodging dwell bowing
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Antonyms

meeting standing rising facing handling stretching
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Hypernyms

move movement motion motility leg exercise

Phrases with the word

squatting stool

Examples

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends. Orson Welles

In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, "Is it good, friend?" "It is bitter-bitter," he answered; "But I like it Because it is bitter, And because it is my heart." Stephen Crane

Tea would arrive, the cakes squatting on cushions of cream, toast in a melting shawl of butter, cups agleam and a faint wisp of steam rising from the teapot shawl. Gerald Durrell

The body apologizes to the soul for its errors, and the soul asks forgiveness for squatting in the body without invitation. Gregory Maguire

If you see a frog squatting on his house, don't ask him for a chair. Togolese Proverb

An adult squatting sees farther than a child on top of tree. Pigmei Proverb

Close letter words and terms

squattier squattiest squattiness squatting stool squattingly squattish