slouch
verb/slaʊtʃ/
Frequency rank: #17,170 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to sit, stand, or walk with a drooping, lazy posture.
Example sentence
He tends to slouch in his chair whenever he gets tired during long meetings.
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