stooping

(verb) bend one's back forward from the waist on down. Synonyms: crouch, stoop, bend, bow. Examples: "He crouched down." "She bowed before the queen." "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse."

(verb) debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way. Synonyms: condescend, stoop, lower oneself. Example: "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail."

(verb) descend swiftly, as if on prey. Synonyms: stoop. Example: "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field."

(verb) sag, bend, bend over or down. Synonyms: stoop. Example: "The rocks stooped down over the hiking path."

(verb) carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward. Synonyms: stoop. Example: "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane."

(adj) having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect. Synonyms: hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, crooked. Example: "A little oldish misshapen stooping woman."