il rannicchiarsi

Italian - English

Definition of il rannicchiarsi in Italian English dictionary

crouch

A bent or stooped position

The cat waited in a crouch, hidden behind the hedge.

To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe

A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to crouch

To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear

To sign with the cross; bless

To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear

Archer and Jacob jumped up from behind the mound where they had been crouching with the intention of springing upon their mother unexpectedly, and they all began to walk slowly home.

{v} to stoop low, bend, cringe, cross

To sign with the cross; to bless

the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

A cross

the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse

To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear

If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly. We were crouching in the bushes The man was crouched behind the Mercedes. = squat Crouch is also a noun. They walked in a crouch, each bent over close to the ground. Crouch down means the same as crouch. He crouched down and reached under the mattress He crouched down beside him

{f} bend down, stoop down; cringe, bow low

To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear

{i} act of stooping or bending low, act of crouching

bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"