stooping

Questions about stooping

What does stooping mean?

stooping means "having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect".

How many syllables are in stooping?

stooping has 2 syllables: stoo-ping. The stress falls on "stoo". In IPA it is /ˈstupɪŋ/.

What is another word for stooping?

Close synonyms include hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, crooked. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stooping a common word?

stooping is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.