See slouch on Wiktionary
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"text": "Its Rotten Tomatoes score — 97 percent — is similar to that of “The Godfather” and “Schindler’s List.” Plus, unlike those latter two slouches, this cartoon has singalong screenings in the United States, Britain and Australia.",
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"word": "herumlungern"
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"sense": "to adopt a limp posture",
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"word": "hrbit se"
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"sense": "to adopt a limp posture",
"word": "encorvarse"
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"sense": "to walk lazily",
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