how to pronounce slouch

/ˈslaʊtʃ/

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slouch is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of slouch in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… on your back so that when you slouch it …”

meanings of slouch

noun:

Someone who is slow to act.
Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.

verb:

To cause to hang down or droop; to depress.
To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture.
To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.

slouch frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word slouch occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics slouch can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that slouch can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;