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Bending the body forward; yielding; submitting; condescending; inclining.
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Stooping — Stoop ing, a. & n. from {Stoop}. {Stoop ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stooping — Stoop Stoop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stooped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stooping}.] [OE. stoupen; akin to AS. st?pian, OD. stuypen, Icel. st[=u]pa, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt. Cf 5th {Steep}.] 1. To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stooping — stoop|ing [ stupıŋ ] adjective walking or standing with your head and shoulders bent forward and downward: He had a gaunt stooping figure … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stooping — stuËp n. act of bending the body forward and downward; stooping position; condescension; small porch v. bend the body forward and downward; stand or walk with the head and shoulders bent forward, slouch; condescend, lower oneself … English contemporary dictionary
stooping — adjective stooping shoulders are bent forwards or have become too round … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stooping — adjective having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect a little oldish misshapen stooping woman • Syn: ↑hunched, ↑round backed, ↑round shouldered, ↑stooped, ↑crooked • Similar to: ↑unerect … Useful english dictionary
East Stooping Bush Island — is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut.References* [http://www.nhregister.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=15976763 BRD=1281 PAG=461 dept id=517515 rfi=8 Wealthy Widow Buying Up Thimbles] , New Haven Register … Wikipedia
Stoopingly — Stooping Stoop ing, a. & n. from {Stoop}. {Stoop ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leaning over — stooping, bending … English contemporary dictionary
List of Emily Dickinson poems — This is a list of Emily Dickinson poems. There are 1,775 known poems that have been written by Dickinson. The poems are alphabetized by their first line. Punctuation, capitalization and even in some cases wording of the first lines may vary… … Wikipedia
