stooping stoo·ping UK/ˈstuːpɪŋ/ US/ˈstupɪŋ/ uncommon adjective 1. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect “a little oldish misshapen stooping woman” Synonymshunchedround-backedround-shoulderedstoopedcrooked Similarunerect WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.