Slouching Meaning in English

word · lemma: slouch

US

ˈsɫaʊtʃɪŋ

SLOW-ching

UK

slˈaʊtʃɪŋ

slow-CHING

التعريف

Sitting or standing with your shoulders and back bent forward instead of straight, usually showing poor posture.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Slouching' is informal and usually negative, referring to posture. Common with 'slouching in a chair', 'stop slouching'. Shows carelessness or tiredness. Different from 'leaning', which isn't always negative.

• Spanish: encorvado - encorvarse
• Portuguese (BR): curvando-se - má postura
• Portuguese (PT): curvando-se - má postura
• Chinese (Simplified): 弯腰驼背 - 坐姿不正
• Chinese (Traditional): 彎腰駝背 - 坐姿不正
• Hindi: झुककर बैठना - झुकना
• Arabic: الانحناء - الجلوس بانحناء
• Bengali: কুঁজো হওয়া - গা একই থাকে না
• Russian: сутулиться
• Japanese: 猫背になる - だらしなく座る
• Vietnamese: ngồi khom lưng - ngồi gù lưng
• Korean: 구부정하게 앉다 - 자세가 구부정하다
• Turkish: kambur oturmak - kambur durmak
• Urdu: جھک کر بیٹھنا - ڈھلکا ہوا بیٹھنا
• Indonesian: membungkuk

جمل نموذجية

He is slouching in his chair.

basic

Stop slouching and sit up straight.

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She noticed the students slouching during the lesson.

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I get back pain from slouching at my desk all day.

natural

You look tired—you’ve been slouching since you walked in.

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Good posture means no more slouching over your phone!

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