hunching
present participle ofhunch
hunch
verb[IorT]
uk/hʌntʃ/us/hʌntʃ/toleanforwardwithyourshouldersraisedor tobendyourback andshouldersinto aroundedshape:
We hunched round thefiretokeepwarm.
Stand upstraightand don't hunchyourback.
Not holding the body upright
- bent double
- bowed
- cower
- crouch
- double
- double(someone)up/over
- huddled
- hunch
- hunched
- loll
- lounge
- lounge around (something)
- scrunch
- slouch
- slump
- slumped
- sprawl
- stoop
- stooped
Examplesofhunching
hunching
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is often recommended for improving the posture of students who are prone tohunchingtoo much.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It then extracts its head and clypeus byhunchingits body, and when these have emerged, arches back to draw the legs out of their casing.
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- throw-self-into
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- throw shapes
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- throw (someone) a curve (ball)
- throw someone back on their own resources
- throw someone for a loop
- throw someone in jail
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- throw someone over
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