crouchingn.

/ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/

Etymology: < crouch v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of crouch v.¹ Cf. crouch n.² b.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > [noun] > actions

knee-action1868

crouching1904

crouch start1913

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xii. 11 Though he make moch croutchinge and knelinge.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 319 In their croochynges, maskyng Masses, Anthemes.

1814 Ld. Byron Corsair ii. xiv. 55 The coward crouching of despair.

1904 J. Graham & E. H. Clark Pract. Track & Field Athletics ii. 17 To-day practically every one uses the low or crouching start, which experience has proved beyond all question to be the quickest.

1912 E. H. Ryle Athletics vi. 89 There are two methods of starting—the old erect posture and the modern crouching or ‘all fours’ method.

1913 E. W. Hjertberg Athletics in Theory & Pract. ii. i. 85 The ‘crouching’ start has proved its superiority in every respect.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

crouchingadj.

Etymology: formed as crouch v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrouching.

That crouches (literal and figurative); see the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [adjective]

quatc1425

hurkling?a1513

hurkled1567

squat1582

crouchanta1593

crouching1600

couchant1693

squatted1818

squatting1871

scrooched1885

1600 A. Munday in Englands Helicon sig. Aaiii^v Desert went naked in the cold, when crouching craft was fed.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Tapissant, crooching.

1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 355 Where crouching tigers wait their hapless prey.

1867 F. D. Maurice Patriarchs & Law-givers (ed. 4) x. 193 They were a set of poor crouching slaves.

Derivatives

ˈcrouchingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [adverb]

squattingly1659

a-squat1747

crouchingly1831

1831 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 29 702 Running crouchingly along the copestones.

1884 E. O'Donovan Story of Merv iii. 34 They..sat crouchingly around the fires.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	crouching
释义	crouchingn. /ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/ Etymology: < crouch v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of crouch v.¹ Cf. crouch n.² b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > [noun] > actions knee-action1868 crouching1904 crouch start1913 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xii. 11 Though he make moch croutchinge and knelinge. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 319 In their croochynges, maskyng Masses, Anthemes. 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair ii. xiv. 55 The coward crouching of despair. 1904 J. Graham & E. H. Clark Pract. Track & Field Athletics ii. 17 To-day practically every one uses the low or crouching start, which experience has proved beyond all question to be the quickest. 1912 E. H. Ryle Athletics vi. 89 There are two methods of starting—the old erect posture and the modern crouching or ‘all fours’ method. 1913 E. W. Hjertberg Athletics in Theory & Pract. ii. i. 85 The ‘crouching’ start has proved its superiority in every respect. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2020). crouchingadj. Etymology: formed as crouch v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcrouching. That crouches (literal and figurative); see the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [adjective] quatc1425 hurkling?a1513 hurkled1567 squat1582 crouchanta1593 crouching1600 couchant1693 squatted1818 squatting1871 scrooched1885 1600 A. Munday in Englands Helicon sig. Aaiii^v Desert went naked in the cold, when crouching craft was fed. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Tapissant, crooching. 1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 355 Where crouching tigers wait their hapless prey. 1867 F. D. Maurice Patriarchs & Law-givers (ed. 4) x. 193 They were a set of poor crouching slaves. Derivatives ˈcrouchingly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [adverb] squattingly1659 a-squat1747 crouchingly1831 1831 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 29 702 Running crouchingly along the copestones. 1884 E. O'Donovan Story of Merv iii. 34 They..sat crouchingly around the fires. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1535adj.1600
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