stooping >> stuːp
Definition: [verb] bend one's head or body forwards and downwards.
Example: he stooped down and reached towards the coin
Definition: [verb] lower one's moral standards so far as to do something reprehensible.
Example: Craig wouldn't stoop to thieving
Definition: [verb] (of a bird of prey) swoop down on a quarry.
Example: we witnessed an eagle stooping on its prey