Hunch (Verb)
Meaning
Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- She hunched over her desk to concentrate on her schoolwork and avoid distractions in the noisy room.
- He hunched forward and peered out into the stormy night, trying to see where the sound was coming from.
- The old man hunched under the weight of the heavy bundle, straining his back as he walked.
- As she read the complicated instructions, her shoulders started to hunch forward in frustration.
- The street beggar hunched into a ball, shivering with cold on the freezing sidewalk.