Hunker (Verb)
Meaning
Sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- During the long bus ride, she hunkered down on the floor trying to catch some sleep.
- In the game, the players had to hunker down and avoid fire from the enemy for at least five minutes.
- The little boy hunkered down beside the old man, watching him as he carved a small wooden bird.
- The survivor of the crash made her way to a nearby cave and hunkered down for the night, shivering with fear and cold.
- To escape the strong winds, the young cyclists hunkered down behind a low wall, waiting for the storm to pass.