Sloucher vs Slouched - What's the difference?
sloucher | slouched |
(slouch)
A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance
any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
someone who is slow to act
* 2014 , Ian Jack, "
(dated) An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
As a noun sloucher
is a person who slouches.As a verb slouched is
(slouch).slouched
English
Verb
(head)slouch
English
Noun
- He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch .
- The plant hung in a permanent slouch .
Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian , 16 September 2014:
- In any case, Scotland has been no slouch at national invention. The Greek temple to commemorate James Thomson wasn’t the only monument raised by the 11th Earl of Buchan, who was a friend and neighbour of Walter Scott, and as great a romancer in his obsession with ruins, battlements and fancy dress.
Derived terms
* slouch hatVerb
- Do not slouch when playing a flute.
- I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.