slouching
Not sitting straight
Slouching is sitting or standing with drooped shoulders and a curved spine—the opposite of upright posture.
Parents and teachers tell children to stop slouching.
The word suggests laziness or poor discipline: He came slouching into the meeting twenty minutes late.
To slouch toward something is to approach it slowly or reluctantly, evoking Yeats's beast slouching toward Bethlehem.
hunched
Bent at spine
sagging · drooping · leaning · crouched · bent · curved · bowed · wilted · collapsed · lax
shuffling
Randomizing order of items
- shamblingAwkward, unsteady walking
- trudgingWalking with difficulty
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
dragging · plodding · slinking · skulking · ambling · meandering · moping · listless · sluggish · weary
- bad habitssmoking, drinking, lying, swearing, gossiping
- boredomboredom, ennui, tedium, monotony, dullness
- idlenessdoing nothing, idling, loafing, lounging, lazing
- riding mistakesbad posture, looking down, leaning forward, death grip, bouncing
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- body positionslying down, flat, upright, standing, sitting
slouchingstanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
upright · ramrod straight · bolt upright · standing at attention · erect
slouchingstrutting
Walking with exaggerated pride
chest out · head held high · poised · dignified · confident
slouchingstanding at attention
Formal upright military stance
bracing · perking up · straightening · at the ready · alert