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# stooping

«stooping» in Mova's school dictionary: **Bending the top part of your body forwards and down** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb, -ing form of «stoop» (stoop, stoops, stooped, stooping); adjective (stooping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Bending the top part of your body forwards and down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#m1)

2) Standing or walking with your back and shoulders bent forwards, often because of age or habit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#m2)

3) (in «stooping to») Doing something mean, unfair or dishonest that is below your usual standards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «stooping» shows someone bending down to pick something up, getting through a low door, or an old person walking with a bent back. «Stooping to» shows a character doing something low: «stooping to cheating». In safety lessons, bend your knees, not your back, when lifting. Phrases: «stooping down», «stooping to pick up», «stooping to cheat», «stooping low».

### examples

- She was stooping to pick up a coin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x1)
- The old man walked slowly, stooping over his stick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x2)
- We had to go through the low tunnel stooping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x3)
- I'm not stooping to their level by calling names. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x4)
- Stooping all day in the garden hurt Grandma's back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x5)
- He was stooping over the map, looking for the route. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x6)
- They won't win by stooping to cheating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x7)
- Gently stooping over him she kissed his forehead, and at her touch he awoke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x8)

### note

«Stoop» is regular: stooped, stooping. In the US (especially New York) «a stoop» is also the front steps of a house. «Stoop to» + noun or -ing means «lower yourself to». Do not confuse «stooping» with «swooping» (flying down fast).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stooping» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.