Squatting
[skwɑt]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Squat
Inputed by Emilia
Examples
- This he placed in the middle of the floor and, squatting down upon a stool in front of it, he threw back the lid. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- As the din of the drum rose to almost deafening volume Kerchak sprang into the open space between the squatting males and the drummers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Squatting beside D'Arnot he wrote for a minute on the smooth inner surface of the bark; then he handed it to the Frenchman. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Then she said, squatting by him, How does it seem to thee now that it is really starting? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Then, squatting upon his haunches, he proceeded to eat, first motioning Clayton to join him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Probably some of the women would hunt good flints; they would fish them out of the chalk with sticks and bring them to the squatting-place. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The young of the primitive squatting-place grew up under that fear. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She departed then and the lights went out, and I was left squatting in the rhododendron-bush. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The sniper had gotten carefully behind the boulder again and Lieutenant Berrendo was squatting beside him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- There is probably short shrift for the old at the squatting-place. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- What did they eat at the squatting-place? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The warrior addressed arose and, beckoning to a fellow squatting near, the three turned and left the apartment. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The repulsive creature, squatting there in terror, attempted to escape me and leap into a trap behind her. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- That is at least an acceptable sketch of a Neanderthal squatting-place. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Angus