couching
Meaning
-
present participle and gerund of couch.
Synonyms
reduction to the ranks
Translations
abaissement
Entartung
achteruitgangHyphenated as
couch‧ing
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkaʊt͡ʃɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English couchynge; equivalent to couch + -ing.
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couch
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- An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
- A bed, a resting-place.
- The den of an otter.
- A preliminary layer, as of colour or size.
- A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.
- Psychotherapy.
- Voters who opt out of voting, usually by staying home on their couch.
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