kyyristyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• cower verb To crouch down or shrink back in fear.
• crouch verb To bend the knees and lower the body close to the ground, often to hide, prepare to spring, or avoid being seen.
• squat adj Short and thick-set; low and broad rather than tall.

Senses

kyyristyä is used for these senses in English:

• crouch (intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.
• squat To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.

crouch — full definition

1. verb To bend the knees and lower the body close to the ground, often to hide, prepare to spring, or avoid being seen.
2. noun The bent, low position taken up when crouching.

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