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What is "hunker" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hunker mean in English? Meaning of hunker definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hunker" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hunker": sit on one's heels

Verb

  • Meaning: sit on one's heels
  • Example: In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
  • Synonyms: crouch hunker hunker down scrunch scrunch up squat
  • Hypernyms: sit sit down

    • Pronunciation in US: /ˈhʌŋkɚ/

    Synonyms:

    huddle, squat, hunch, cower, wince, grovel, bow, stoop, bend, duck, quail, dip, kneel, hunker down, bend down, quat, scrooch down,

    Antonyms:

    straighten, face, meet,

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