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# stooping

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

«stooping» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Bending the top part of your body forwards and down. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#m3)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x1)
- The old man walked slowly, stooping over his stick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x2)
- We had to go through the low tunnel stooping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x3)
- I'm not stooping to their level by calling names. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x4)
- Stooping all day in the garden hurt Grandma's back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x5)
- He was stooping over the map, looking for the route. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/#x6)
- They won't win by stooping to cheating. [tree →](https://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://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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stooping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stooping/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stooping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stooping.html) on Mova free.